Chapter 2: Ghosts in the System

That night, Elena sat alone in her office, the city lights flickering beyond the glass walls.
A file appeared on her secure tablet.
Unauthorized.
Encrypted.
She frowned.
Only three people in the world could access that system without permission.
And one of them… was supposed to be dead.
The file opened itself.
A single line appeared:
“You removed the wrong man.”
Elena’s expression didn’t change—but her hand slowly tightened around the tablet.
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Because Damian Cross had never been the real threat.
He had only been a front.