When we got back to the office, Ternen turned with a smile, taking the gift bags from around Alannah’s desk. “I’ll be back at the end of the day.” He kissed her and then left us to finish our day.
I settled into my office and started working on another firewall when Rick came in. “Hey are you ready for your next challenge?”
I smiled. “What did you have in mind?”
“I want to see how well you know our systems.” I leaned in, excitement on my face. “I’m going to hide again, but this time, it’s going to be deeper.”
“Okay.” I turned my chair to face him. “What’s the catch?”
He smiled. “This is a training exercise for you to recognize the flaws in your own designs.”
I twirled my hands around each other. “What does that even mean?”
He cackled. “It means you can’t trip the firewall. If you
