Chapter 60
Beside her, Rhys was smiling.
Actually smiling, with what looked like genuine pleasure and satisfaction.
"That's her," he said with certainty. "That's Whisper119's signature defense. The hardware shutdown. The physical damage to prevent data extraction. I've read about it but never seen it executed in person." He looked at Ravyn with something like admiration. "You got further than most people do. You actually made it through three layers before triggering the defense. That's impressive."
Ravyn forced herself to look appropriately frustrated rather than relieved. "I destroyed a very expensive laptop."
"We have more," Rhys said dismissively, already pulling out his phone. "I'll have a replacement sent up immediately. What matters is that we've confirmed the account is authen
