“...they can justify anything.”
Yes.
Now she sees it.
The question is—
Is it too late?
41
Ronan
Location: Mobile Command — En Route
Time: Late Afternoon
“It’s live,” I say.
Aaron’s voice is immediate. “What’s live?”
“The list.”
I pull up the incident feed.
Real-time.
No delay.
“No,” I correct myself, voice tightening. “Someone just acted on it.”
The screen fills with red alerts.
Location markers blinking across the map.
“Attempted assassination in Brussels,” I say. “Motorcade hit.”
I expand the feed.
Smoke.
Chaos.
Emergency response already on scene.
“Target survived,” I add. “Barely.”
Aaron closes his eyes.
Just once.
That’s all it takes.
“They’re using the fake output,” he says.
“Yes.”
“And they’re doing it badly.”
