"Yes. By injecting massive amounts of dummy data into the network. The virus will be busy processing all that fake data for weeks. Our network is safe."
I leaned back, feeling the exhaustion of victory. We had successfully protected Valerian from the most cunning internal threat.
"This is all thanks to your training, Cassian," Lianna said with a faint smile. "You taught me how to think like a predator."
"I just wanted to make sure you were protected," I replied.
Lianna then sighed deeply. "There's one more thing, Cassian. When Grandmother and I were cleaning up the ruins in the old warehouse after Arthur escaped, we found something strange. It was hidden beneath the family archive storage area we had just cleared after the fire."
"What is it?"
"A small, locked box. Grandmother was co
