Chapter 7

They cut their teeth together as young hackers, sharing information and their success, passing along tips, advising others. It was dumb luck he found her after she disappeared for the past eight years. But she resurfaced on DefCon, the old secret hacker forum where they'd always interacted, looking for help with cracking into the FBI. Naturally, he'd assisted.

He'd been looking for her a long time. Not just out of nostalgia, although he wondered about her. She's perfect for what he needs. There are very few hackers capable of breaking SeCure's Code. And he happens to know Catgirl is one of them. She did it before as a teenager, no less.

So when she resurfaced, he helped her with the FBI and then followed her through their doors to see what she was up to. She deleted files on three people-- a deceased married couple and their daughter, vigilante burglars, known for stealing from the dirty. She also added evidence on another criminal, including tips on his whereabouts. By digging he ga