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I study the screen.
Every instinct I have screaming the same thing—
This isn’t just an operation.
This is control.
“They’re not hiding,” I say.
“No,” Ronan replies.
“They’re embedded.”
That’s worse.
Ethan zooms in further.
“Wait,” he says.
His voice sharpens.
“What is it?” I ask.
He doesn’t answer right away.
Just stares at the screen.
Then—
he turns it slightly.
So we can all see.
A name.
Highlighted.
The room goes dead silent.
Because we all recognize it.
“...That’s not possible,” Cal says.
But it is.
Because it’s right there.
Connected to everything.
Mila steps forward slowly.
Eyes locked on the screen.
“You see it now,” she says.
I don’t look away from the name.
“Yeah,” I murmur.
