"Because I have just received a notification that someone is attempting to trace my high-level encrypted clearance paths, and I need you to find out who it is."
Rea stood frozen, the weight of the command settling over her like a suffocating shroud. She stared at the terminal where Zeldin’s gaze remained fixed, his expression devoid of any warmth or mercy. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows of the command deck, the city of Neo-Soma shimmered with a deceptive beauty, its neon arteries pulsing with the flow of data and human lives. She had spent the last hour convincing herself she could play both sides, but now, the game had shifted. The Hunter had turned the table, and she was no longer a player. She was a tool.
"You want me to track an intruder inside your own network?" Rea asked, h
