e blue glow of the screen illuminated her face

ng forward and grabbing

artled. "Chloe, w

I couldn't invite Dean Gibbs into this. The moment he found out, he would take over. He would own this problem,

athe just thin

I said, my vo

Hannah cried. "

couldn't use Dean, but I couldn't fight this alone either. I needed a hacker.

subplot that happened much later in the story. Hannah's family company had been

o lived in the shadows of the

name, but he was some kind of weirdo from the computer science department. They called

linked.

the normal social circles. He wasn't part of the main drama. He's safe. If he's as good as the book made him sound, he c

ment? I think I've heard that rumor. But if no

rmly. "Someone has

how much I dreaded Dean's involvement. "Fine. But if t

ea

g questions, but it was like chasing a myth. The first student we stopped just laughed. "The Phantom? Yeah, right. He's a campus legend, not a real person

ching assistant grading papers in an empty

head in. "We're looking for a

ed up, anno

with a computer pro

if you're desperate, try the engineering building. Sub-basement three. He has a pr

t the door. The engineering building was across campus, an older, brutalis

re damp, and the fluorescent lights flickered ov

lightly ajar, a sliver of darkness visible through the crack. I took a de

nly sound was the low hum

or open a little wider. "Is anyone th