Hunter didn't say the name out loud to anyone yet, not even Ren, because saying it felt like accusing someone before he had anything real to base it on. Instead, he started paying closer attention to the parts of the operation he'd let run on trust alone.
Dayo's equipment backlog had grown enough over the past two months that he'd brought on a new hire specifically to manage inventory and scheduling — a quiet, efficient man named Felix who'd come recommended by one of Dayo's old university contacts. Hunter had met him twice, exchanged maybe a dozen words total, and thought nothing of it until the man in the park mentioned someone with deeper access than Corinne.
Hunter asked Sable to run a background check that went beyond the standard version Dayo had already done.
"You think it's Feli
