The Billionaire's Secret Affiars

isition of everything else: power, respect, and control. His corner office at the Blackwood Tower was an observation point,

nning down the streets below, each one chasing his or her dream, his or her version of success. But Nathaniel had long since c

t on shelves, and a picture of him shaking hands with the president. No personal touches, no family photos-those were needless distracti

in lengthy shadows as the orange and pink hues of the autumn sun decorated the sky. A cup

for hours, moving billions with keystrokes and phon

issect a negotiation faster than most could breathe, and a posture that suggested both predator and strategis

energy, an unacknowledged vulnerability that even he could hardly name. Maybe it was in the knowledge that the higher you rise, the f

ag that went beyond monetary value. Relationships sacrificed, personal connections severed, a life lived in

mes, his head of security. James stated calmly, "Sir, we've got a situation," but Nathan

of lights beyond him, Nathaniel responded curtly. His voice wa

spite its diminutive size, the design is uniqu

ded a steady pace. "James, elaborate. Without

on was unusual. "Our normal encryption algorithms do not match

aised an eyebrow. "Or

re complex. A multi-layered incursion strategy is what we're examining. The first wave was a traditional reconna

interest sparked, Nat

oever is doing this is aware of the blind spots in our system. They are c

information was treacherous. "Give me deta

of data at the microsecond level that are not visible to conventional monitoring systems

Nathaniel. "Every

re found by our forensic team. Whoever is responsible is deploying technolog

Nathaniel's thoughts were already analyzing

ect, Peterson from forensics, and I. Even our own technologies are unabl

thin 48 hours," "What about me sir ? you use complete discr

I have to tell you. This has nothing to do

chilly shadow even after

It was a warning, a hint of something bigger that was waiting just over

e kind of transformation for which he could never be pr

ilt was about to be put to the test in ways he could nev

fice, there was only one though