Then to Jase.
Then back.
“The purge protocol didn’t start in Zurich,” he says.
A chill slides through me.
“It’s being controlled from there.”
The van goes quiet.
Ethan’s voice cuts in.
“Meaning?”
Daniel exhales slowly.
“Meaning if we shut it down there…” he says, “we don’t just stop the erase.”
My pulse spikes.
“We expose everything,” I finish.
He nods once.
“Yes.”
Jase leans back slightly.
“That’s a big target.”
Daniel’s gaze hardens.
“It’s the only one that matters.”
The van slows.
Not stops.
Slows.
We’re close.
I feel it.
That shift again.
The air tightening.
The moment before impact.
Ethan raises his hand slightly.
“Final check,” he says. “Once we’re in, we move fast and we move clean.”
“Always,” Ronan replies.
“Minimal noise,” Ethan continues. “We get to the core, secure the system, and get out.”
