Deadly Game
Instead, the first document that loaded was a series of encrypted communications dating back exactly four days ago—right before Kai’s sudden, freezing shift in behavior.
I scrolled through the decrypted text logs, my breath catching in my throat as the true reality of the game began to unravel before my eyes.
From: Anonymous [Secure Routing Node 09]
To: M. Thorne
The variable has been located. We have her original identity records, the digital trail from the border, and the biometric markers. If Thorne Industries does not sign the formal alliance and finalize the Vance engagement by Friday night, the authorities and the syndicate will receive her exact coordinates. She won't survive forty-ei