"Because the blueprints you just downloaded contain a hidden digital tracking virus," the operative whispered, her eyes shining with dark amusement. "Right now, your secret subterranean server room at Pier 14 is broadcasting its exact coordinates directly to the Ministry of Internal Security!"
Rafael did not hesitate. He struck the side of her neck with the butt of his revolver, sending her unconscious body collapsing onto the cold granite floor of the archive corridor.
"Jax, execute a full network isolation protocol on Pier 14 immediately," Rafael ordered into his earpiece, his voice steady despite the adrenaline surging through his veins.
"Isolation initiated!" Jax's voice cracked over the line. "Severing all external data relays and routing our server traffic through three dummy n
