Dominic’s POV
The cursor blinks on the screen, every pulse of light feels like a question. Are you sure you want to see this? But it’s too late for doubt. I’ve already crossed the line.
Z-Core’s subsidiary ledger lies open before me, it was encrypted and buried beneath layers of false shells meant to ward off anyone who doesn’t belong here. I don’t belong here anymore but I know their systems better than most of their own engineers.
The irony isn’t lost on me, breaking into the very fortress I helped design.
I’d told myself it was for her protection. After the leak, after seeing her name tossed around corporate gossip channels, I couldn’t sit still. She didn’t deserve this, something about the timing didn’t add up.
The announcement was too precise, too aligned with Z-Core’s intern
