“He said Sentinel set something in motion.”
Russ leans forward.
“So this isn’t Sentinel’s operation.”
“No.”
Adam’s voice lowers slightly.
“It’s someone finishing his work.”
That lands like a weight in the room.
Because that kind of person—
Would be extremely dangerous.
Blade looks toward the window again.
“We’re missing something.”
Russ glances at him.
“Such as?”
Miles turns back.
“They knew Boone and Wren.”
“Yeah.”
“They wanted Boone.”
“Also, yeah.”
“But they didn’t try to stop you.”
The room goes quiet.
Because he’s right.
Eli could’ve exposed us.
Could’ve shut the whole thing down.
Instead—
He recruited.
Wren whispers the realization.
“They want us inside.”
I nod slowly.
“That’s what this is.”
River studies the map again.
