Capability.
Leadership potential.
Until the moment they decide someone is ready to activate.
My heart pounds harder.
Because if Adam just appeared on the list—
That means the network just escalated the situation.
And if Adam is under evaluation…
Then Boone probably is too.
I search the database again.
Typing quickly.
Grant.
The system returns a result immediately.
Boone Grant.
Status: Candidate.
Evaluation: In Progress.
My chest tightens.
“They’re testing you…”
A quiet realization settles over me.
Everything that happened tonight—
The church.
The recruitment board.
The attack.
It wasn’t random.
It was pressure.
A test.
My eyes move back to the update log.
There’s another new entry.
Just added seconds ago.
Location: Church cluster.
Status change.
