“Yorick...” I begin. “I will have words with Hacker. I know you’ve been working with him. Is he Alpha Lane?” he asks me. I shake my head. “That’s Hijack.” “Why were you on the phone with him?” “He was prepping me for this meeting. He used my computer, so he’d have a trail to follow. He told me he made sure there was nothing illegal on it, so I didn’t have to worry,” I say. He turns and looks at Hijack. He’s talking with Henry. “No more secrets, Wendy. You’re underage. I’m proud of you for getting early acceptance to the Academy, but the Tech Team are NOT to take liberties with you.” “They haven’t, Yorick. I swear. I worked with Tracker too. They’ve all been wonderful. I promise,” I tell him. “Please don’t tell Dad. He may not let me keep in contact with the Tech Team if he does and

