Chapter 33 - the invisible war

Luca stepped forward, shielding Maya, his dark eyes radiating pure fury. But Maya didn't cower behind her mentor. The brilliant CEO calmly pulled a sleek, encrypted tablet from her designer bag.
"He thinks he locked us in," Maya whispered, her fingers flying across the glowing screen with blinding, cinematic speed. "But he just locked himself onto our private server. I am bypassing the compromised mainframe right now."
Luca watched in profound pride as the woman he protected operated like a flawless, highly lethal digital executioner. She didn't rely on outside federal agencies; she utilized the deep, hidden intelligence network they had built.
"They are routing their IP addresses through proxy servers in Eastern Europe," Maya analyzed, her face reflecting the harsh blue glow. "But Silas’s primary attack algorithm has a microscopic flaw. It's far too aggressive."
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"Use that aggression against him, Maya," Luca commanded softly, his voice dropping into a lethal register. "Build a digital trap. Let him think he's breaching our core financial accounts, and then lock him completely inside."
👉 read part 34 to see the trap snap shut.