Austin felt her shoulders relax the moment Kaius disappeared into the bathroom.
The tension between them had been nonstop. It was exhausting, like standing on a tightrope with no idea when you'd fall.
She slid deeper into the warm water.
The heat eased the tightness in her back.
For the first time all day, her thoughts slowed down.
Then her phone pinged.
Her phone lit up on the wooden ledge.
She sighed, reaching for it.
Water slid down her forearm as she wiped the screen with her thumb.
Specter.
He was a world-class hacker who had challenged her years ago, back when she still thought proving herself meant taking on anyone with a name.
They'd gone head-to-head in a digital showdown that lasted days.
She'd won barely.
He'd taken the loss well, and som
