The secure bunker beneath Langley felt like the world's most expensive tomb. Arthur's evidence had been disseminated to seventeen intelligence agencies across six countries in the past seventy-two hours, and the response had been swift, coordinated, and terrifying in its implications.
"Phoenix Legacy has activated sleeper cells in Washington, London, Berlin, and Tokyo simultaneously," Agent Chen announced, her voice cutting through the controlled chaos of the command center. "We're seeing coordinated cyber attacks on financial institutions, suspicious deaths of three congressional staffers, and the sudden resignation of a Federal Reserve board member."
I shifted Eddie to my other hip, watching the wall of monitors that showed Phoenix Legacy's network unraveling in real time. My son had l
