Eden was a bit stunned. She had expected to meet other hackers, but not such familiar ones. If she was the top hacker of Chicago, excluding Pan, Ghost also had a list of rivals that took the following spots on the list of top-performing and just as expensive hackers to hire. Among those, Nebty easily ranked in the top five. The two of them had been rivals more than once, and although Eden had won almost every time, she still considered the hacker a notable rival.
“In fact, A. already briefed us,” Pratiti continued, tapping the little device in her ear with a finger. “But I wanted to meet you in person, just to be sure.”
“Be sure?”
“What kind of person you are,” she nodded. “If I am going to entrust The Edge to you, I wanted to meet you first… I was a bit relieved and proud to learn Gh
