The cabin became a war room.
Within hours of Lila's declaration, the space transformed from their quiet refuge into something resembling a command center. The small dining table disappeared beneath layers of printouts, encrypted hard drives, and hastily sketched organizational charts. Cables snaked across the floor, connecting laptops to portable servers Phoenix had smuggled in along with other equipment. The air hummed with electronic activity and barely contained energy.
Working at the far end of the table, Regan created secure channels of communication by moving his fingers across several keyboards. Lila was constantly in awe of his technical prowess and how he was able to construct digital channels that were imperceptible to even the most advanced surveillance systems. He had learned
