sa

e rest of the night, I walked out to the estate's back

that high-ranking wolves constantly released indoors. I looked down at the gravel path, calculating how mu

clearly waiting for an opportunity to stir up fresh trouble, their petty malice radiating in the morning sun. I didn't give them the satis

lmly back toward the house, ignori

ay was empty before locking my door. I pulled the custom red terminal from

ing to track down the legendary hacker Cipher V for high-level jobs. My fingers moved rapi

with personal matters. Cipher V is su

ee seconds before exploding with tens of thousands of shocked replies. Ig

ight was still waiting. I though

ace full of stupid

ssage went through, a reply p

for you?" Nightshade's words

my mouth curle

. I can handle

ognized it instantly as a stealth IP tracking probe. Narrowing my eyes, I tapped three

?" I sent b

safe," Nightshade replied

hic coordinate popped up on my map interface, showing that Nightshade's signal source was loc

een, realizing the top hacker on the leaderbo