Error 404

Chapter 67

"Do it." Pavlovaki said as he stepped to the side, revealing the lit up computer behind him. We were alone in a dimly lit room with nothing but tension piercing the air between us. I stared at the empty white screen as I clenched my jaw.

"It's either the Vino's security mainframe, or your mothers head. Your choice." Pavlovski said in a deadly tone as he raised an eyebrow and placed his hands behind his back.

I took a deep breath as I slowly walked towards the chair, gripping the back of it and scraping it against the floor loudly before sitting in it.

I stared at the screen, making Pavlovski clear his throat impatiently before I hesitantly lifted my hands and began typing the code I created for the Vinos.

I rapidly typed my code into the small black box that appeared on the screen as he eyed me carefully behind my back. I awkwardly worked in silence as Pavlovski watched my every move.

After a few minutes, the small black window began rapidly generating lines of code. Pavlovski leaned in beside me, his eyes scanning the window until a message popped up, halting everything.

ERROR 404

"What is this?" Pavlovski said as his eyebrows furrowed.

"What does it look like?" I said with boredom in my tone.

"I know what Error 404 is, but why is it here you fucking smart ass?" Pavlovski scowled with annoyance in his tone.

"After your attack during the ball, I updated their security software to scramble the firewall every .14 seconds." I explained.

"So if you don't crack the entire firewall within a fifteenth of a second, it resets?" Pavlovski said as he raised his eyebrow.

"Yup." I said before crossing my arms in front of my chest.

"Well you created it, so you can hack it." He said impatiently as he clenched his jaw.

"Well, it's a bit more complicated than that." I said as I stared blankly at the screen.

"I wasn't technically apart of the Vino mafia, I was more of a freelancer. I work for them for a year, then my contract is over." I said, reminiscing on the deal I made that changed my life forever.

"So? Your point?" Pavlovski said quickly, grimacing as soon the word Vino left my lips.

"Dante is the only one with complete control over the security mainframe, and he's the only one who can give me access. That way when I inevitably left, I didn't have any of their sensitive information." I lied. I sighed as I looked over at Pavlovski, who was eyeing my carefully.

Pavlovski quickly gripped my hair, grabbing it at the roots. He tilted my head, forcing our eyes to meet. 

"For your mothers sake, I hope you can figure it out." He said in a deadly tone, making me inhale sharply as my lips pursed into a hard line. His face was stoic, but his wide eyes told a different tale. Behind his hazel irises held... uneasy. His breathing was sporadic, betraying his calm and collected demeanor. 

"Why? Why are you so desperate to get in?" I said calmly as I looked up at him.

Pavlovski clenched his jaw before roughly shoving my head, making my neck snap to the side. I looked down at the floor as he took a deep breath above me.