CHAPTER 14The Evil Empire. Kira smirked as she walked toward the Intermountain office. It loomed over the Qwest building like a black nemesis beside the silver skyscraper. It was just a few years back when Intermountain had risen in the telecom world, driving several telecom companies into bankruptcy with their predatory practices. Her hacker friends, like Spaz, were horrified to learn that Susan and she had gone to work for “the enemy.” Kira fully expected that the IRC would be abuzz over the news that she got canned.
Served her right, she supposed. She walked up to the black-tinted glass and walked through the turnstile. Kira halted and took a breath. The black marble walls and floors were set off by chrome trim. The security guards were sitting at the desk behind black marble station,
