"Her name is Mara Ashford. She is the founder and chairwoman of Northstar—and the true director of Project Helios Shield."
The corridor fell silent.
Victoria looked down at the access card in her hand, her lips trembling. Olivia's phone kept streaming, but the comments now flew by too fast to read.
Daniel lay pinned beside the shattered glass, one side of his face pressed to the floor.
"That's impossible," he gasped. "Northstar belongs to me."
"You were only the CEO appointed by Dr. Ashford." The man put away his credentials. "And as of this moment, you no longer hold that position."
The police had forced open the main doors. Two federal agents were approaching from the lobby as well.
"Daniel Hawthorne, we are investigating the theft of a project access card and the leak of Northsta
