“They’re heading straight for the LA infrastructure corridor.”
“We know.”
“Then we’re setting up an intercept from this side.”
Cyclone’s voice cuts in again.
“Tell Boone we’ve got freeway access covered.”
Gideon adds calmly.
“And the ports.”
River returns.
“We’ll box them in.”
Adam nods.
“That’s the idea.”
River’s tone turns serious again.
“One more thing.”
“What?”
“We’re detecting additional network interference.”
Wren freezes.
“What kind?”
“Someone else probing the cascade.”
My stomach tightens.
“The Architect?”
River pauses.
“No.”
“Different signature.”
Wren’s fingers move across the keyboard again.
Her eyes widen.
“Oh no.”
“What?” I ask.
She slowly turns the laptop toward me.
Another signal appears on the map.
A second command trace.
