Lost & found: A Sister Reclaimed
The document was expertly forged, metadata scrubbed, source routed through five sovereign dead zones, each jurisdiction carefully chosen for non-extradition and technical opacity.
"They're not trying to convince us," Ava said softly. She stood in the bathroom now, splashing water on her face that did nothing to wake her from the unreality of the moment.
"They're preparing to leak," Rowan finished. He stood in the doorway, watching her with an expression she couldn't read.
By morning, the leak happened.