The explosion of the monitors sent a rain of glass across the mahogany desk, but Julian didn't flinch. He stood in the sudden darkness of his office, the acrid smell of ozone filling his lungs. His heart hammered a steady, lethal rhythm against his ribs.
"Ask Maya what happened in Chicago."
The words were burned into his retinas. He pulled his mobile from his pocket, the screen illuminating his face with a cold, pale light. He didn't call security. He didn't call the police. He opened the private, encrypted database he had used to track Maya five years ago.
He typed in her name. Maya Lin.
The file appeared instantly. Born: September 12, 2002. Education: Software Engineering. Hometown: Ithaca, New York. There was no mention of Chicago. Not in her school records, not in her medical histo
