rst onto the massive, soft bed. She stared blankly at the ce

ughie in her head, making sure she hadn't left

organizing the list of corporate spies Hug

. She wore her reading glasses. Her hand gripped a Montblanc

er mind. Senior Vice President

name down so fast and hard that the sha

or the fourth quarter onto his personal cloud

g air. She drew a heavy, violent re

r of the Legal Department, Sarah Jenkins. She took a tw

ch. The Chief Compliance Officer turning traito

e last one. And the Executive Direc

lled over, buried her face in the pillow

he three names. Her silk blouse was

reakfast. She dressed in a sharp,

ac Escalade and rode in complete silence to the G

division-a team built years ago after a hostile data breach. Katie walked into the freezing server room. She

these three people have made in the last six months," Katie ord

The frantic, heavy clacking of mec

rity walked up to Katie. His face was p

us, anomalous data flows. Markus Vance's credentials had attempt

shred of hope she had for Hughie

vate number of an old friend in the FBI's F

ndered out into the massive gardens, completely unawa

nhouse and spotted several rare, mutated-

down to inspe

h of light erupted from behind t

behind a stone pillar, her eyes lockin

ed a scrawny paparazzi photographer by the collar of his ja

from a deceptive angle, making it look like she was kn

ed. Alyssa reached in and snatched it. The screen lit up with a text from an unsave

. She looked down at the trembling man, a c