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Taylor's monitor. She wasn't born Elizabeth; the name was one of many she'd used over the

ure she'd been paid to spy on. She hated this life this synthetic identity she w

like a hawk's and a voice too calm for someone always calculating. Nathan watched her too closely; s

x chimed. An image popped open: a photograph, o

nment project. Philip had been the brief light in that dark chapter. They shared a summer of stolen kisses and codebreaking nights in Pra

York. And worse, he was

her file came through. Th

minal in a secured facility, eyes

nder: U

ow what happens when this

Elizabeth's heart pounded. Her past wasn't just knocking. It was barg

abeth

he disappeared into the underworld. With a new identity as Elizabeth Taylor, she reinvented herself as a freelance coder and hacker for hire. Emotionally detached but haunted by pa

beth) on a shared mission in Prague. They fell hard and fast bound by purpose and passion. Philip has spent years trying to find her, sti

known as "Chimera" Elizabeth's online alias. Unknown to him, he has already met her. Charming and quiet,

han

lets on and often drops hints that unnerve Elizabeth. With a background in real estate tech startups, he maintains a fa

bert

enemy, but he thrives in gray areas. Gilbert once helped Elizabeth disappear. Now he's back, dragging with him debts and favors Eliz

idn't drink in bars, didn't linger in

faceless in her memory except for the snake tattoo on his shoulder. She thought it w

nshots of classified files on her drive. And, most damning video foota

ges were brief but cutting. He knew

?" he texted. "P

he'd hacked into. He stood near the podium, taller than memor

ow strangers across a minef

found a USB drive s

A recording of her voice, planning a breach wit

was closing in, but so was Philip, now officially investig

again. A text fro

teeth, darling.

erasing tracks, encrypting backups, de

, a figure leaned a