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Chapter 10: The Keys To The Kingdom

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The Thorne Network flash drive felt incandescently hot in my hand. It represented Julian’s grudging surrender, his calculated risk, and the total trust he placed in my ruthlessness. I was no longer the invisible secretary; I was the unexpected, highly illegal weapon in his arsenal.

I wasted no time. I didn't return to Julian's office; I converted my spacious, secure suite into the new headquarters for the "Head of Digital Security."

I plugged the drive into the official tablet. The entire Thorne Corp firewall, network architecture, and vast, archived data pool opened up to me. It was breathtakingly complex, but utterly familiar. Julian’s security was high, but repetitive.

My first priority was Lucas.

I immediately ran a diagnostic on the tiny script I'd executed during the security alert. The household network ping had successfully routed the message to Mia's phone moments before Julian stormed in.

I then ran a deep-scan analysis on Mia's cell phone number, checking for any incoming s
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