The Echo Chamber

air, a challenge to their mission.

n's tentacles reached deeper into the government th

ck said. "Something that links

Piper, investigated St. Clair before she

ck into Piper's cloud storage.

ll device. "Use this.

tapping into Piper's account. The room fe

ghter, tears, and late-night conversations. He

king the silence. "I'm in. Do

ath. Kae's heart poun

eyes widened. "Gu

ptop screen. Kae's eyes scanned

an they'd suspected. The senator had received mill

turned cold. "We h

. They'd just scratched the su

cking time bomb, threatening

palpable, each breath

ttering the silence. Th

text read. "Meet me at the o

ared. Who was this

ed onto hers. "W

"I think we h

rmine the course of their

again, the unknow

locked onto Kae's. "Whoever this is, they

een Kae and Beck. "But we need to

ghing the risks. "I'll go,"

ned grim. "No way. We

alone. If this is a setup, I

your back, Kae. I'll hack into t

. "Okay, but you're wir

d, a plan

r, her heart pounding. The building loomed

erged from

ure said, voice low and gr

tively went to her

unt face with sunken eyes. "My name is Eli

gun tightened. "

alone. "I have information. Echelon's planning somethin

cts flared.

e. "I don't know. But I have a contact i

s earpiece. "Kae, I've got movemen

sank. They'd

darting upward. Elijah's eyes w

warned through Kae's earpiece.

m and reassuring. "Kae, we

raining it on Elija

ward, hands raised.

the clock tower's walls. El

ops. A sniper's nest was set

e. "Kae, I've got the sniper's location.

ed. "Kae, we're alm

er's nest, gun drawn. She to

Kae recognized the shooter – Victo

isting his face. "Kalliope

blazing. LaGran

p erupted

arpiece. "Kae, I've got the security

r, bullets whizzi

gh the earpiece. "Kae, we'r

t open. Beck and Sage

rrowed. "You'll ne

trained on LaGrange. "You're

ered, pullin

taking LaGrange dow

top fell

ne still pumping. "Elijah's

n turned grim. "

yet. Elijah gave me a da

ked onto Sage.

ss her keyboard. "Encryp

narrowed.

met Kae's. "

pped a beat. He

heart racing. "What do you mean P

ed the files, but I managed to crack the code. Piper's n

m. "Echelon's involved. This

disappearance, Echelon's co

g the download's completion. "

safe house. We'll analyze the

the city's streets. Their safe hous

oding the files. Kae p

on her shoulder. "We'll find

t his, gratit

ng the silence. "I've cracke

nt, each lost in t

h. Echelon had been experimenting with mind con

peared alongsid

Her sister's fate was

the silence. "We need t

n her face. "I'll hack into their m

dened. "I'll get

on had beco