The war room fell into a suffocating silence as Alexander's words cut through the tension like a blade. James stared at him, his mind struggling to process what he had just heard. Alexander. His trusted ally, the man who had been with them from the beginning, the one who had decoded countless files and unraveled countless mysteries. Alexander had a secret. Something he had been keeping for a long time. "What haven't you told me?" James asked, his voice dangerously low. Alexander's face was pale, his hands trembling slightly. "I've been in contact with someone. Someone who's been feeding me information about the network. I didn't tell you because I wasn't sure I could trust them. I wasn't sure if they were genuine." Harper stepped forward, her voice sharp. "Who is it? Who have you been

