Off Limits
I whispered into the cold glass, my jaw tightening until the muscle clicked.
I reached into my pocket, pulling out my personal encrypted satellite communicator—an isolated, military-grade transceiver that bypassed civilian cellular networks entirely, routing directly to an Ambrose Tech orbital node. The screen flared to life in a muted, tactical green.
I keyed the primary emergency channel.
"This is Ambrose. Alpha Prime Protocol," I said, my baritone dropping into a flat, lethal octave that carried zero emotional resonance. "The primary residence has sustained a hard line infrastructure cut and localized auxiliary tampering. I am in the dark. The asset is secure within the structural core."