The brief euphoria following the market victory in Zurich evaporated instantly. I shut down all screens displaying financial charts that now showed false stability.
"D, confirm the Coven leader's elimination in New York."
"Confirmed, Cassian. We secured the perimeter at Valerian. But Elara showed up after the firefight. She led a failed attack against our team and managed to escape with some remaining Coven data," D answered via the emergency channel.
I clenched my fist. Elara. The mentor I had called an ally had become the most dangerous enemy, combining Syndicate expertise with the remaining Coven assets.
"She's too slippery. She let us deal with the North Faction and kill the Coven leader, just so she could swoop in and take the scattered remnants."
"She always works for herself, C
