Omega's Claim, Alpha's Surrender 2
Fearing the Reed Walker Twins might have run into trouble with the pack escorts, I answered instantly.
The voice coming through the slate was laced with sharp impatience and a raw, youthful edge, sounding like a wild pup from the border tribes. "Hey, how old is this damaged memory slate from the VTN ROOM records?"
It was Byte 7, the mysterious rogue hacker I had hired to extract the hidden files.
"Decades old," I rasped low, my eyes darting down the quiet corridor to ensure no Walker pack guards were eavesdropping. "Is your mind-link having trouble restoring the memory strands?"