Priya walked back into the network's offices at nine the next morning, twenty-nine hours after anyone had last heard from her, looking tired but entirely unharmed.
Hunter was on his feet before she finished crossing the room. "Where were you."
"I need you to not be angry before I explain," Priya said, sitting down across from him without being asked. "I turned my phone off on purpose. I left my apartment on purpose. I wanted to know if I actually could disappear, cleanly, without anyone finding me, if I ever needed to."
"You scared everyone who cares whether you're alive," Hunter said, keeping his voice level with effort. "Corinne gave your name to someone who's been recruiting capability individuals away from the network. We thought you'd been taken."
Priya's face went pale. "I didn't
