The night air was brisk and cold as the speedboat sliced through the waves of the Black Sea. The lights of Istanbul had long receded behind them, devoured by blackness. They were guided only by the far-off glow of the moonlit horizon.
James was at the helm with his hands steady on the wheel. The wind tugged at his face, but his thoughts were elsewhere on what lay ahead at the syndicate’s secret data center. This was their best chance to take down the Architect, and they couldn’t afford to lose.
Lina bent over her laptop, its dim light casting a glow on her anxious features. “I’m running real-time scans. The data center is tucked in the back of an industrial complex near the shore. Security is tight motion sensors, infrared cameras, armed patrols.”
Hassan balanced on the railing of the b
