Chapter 42: TroubleSometimes our best intentions cause more harm than good.
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Scarlett was in trouble, and Dax knew it. One second he was guiding her through the Universal Dynamics data core, and the next her audio and video feeds were gone. Now that she was facing off against Neil, she needed Dax's help more than ever. First, he had to deal with his own situation.
Dax sat for a long moment, staring at the lifeless array of computer screens. The only light illuminating his saferoom were the stark-white emergency fixtures on the wall behind him. Only a few minutes had passed since the room locked down, but the air was already starting to taste stale.
The attack was unexpected. Dax had opened a complete access port through Scarlett's nanocloth so he could hack the individual data cor
