My screen lit up with red warnings the second I punched in Avery's school ID code. Sweat stung my eyes but I did not stop. This was it. The moment the syndicate's shadow got dragged into the light for every kid in this academy to see.
"I got her signal," I muttered into the comm link, my voice low and rough. "Biometrics are pinging from the east wing holding room. Heart rate's through the roof. They are not playing nice with her."
Static crackled before Jax answered, his words coming fast. "Ezra, you sure about this? Overriding the whole system means no going back. They will trace it straight to us."
"Trace it then," I shot back, fingers dancing over the keys. I bypassed the first encryption layer, the one they thought was solid. "Avery is in there alone with that enforcer. I am not let
