The operations floor erupted before anyone could process the rival's final message. Three separate security alerts flashed across the central display at the same time, bathing the room in pulsing red light as analysts rushed toward their stations. Conversations died instantly. Chairs rolled back. Screens filled with warnings. Peter's attention snapped away from Caro and toward the command center, but the tension from the message followed him like a shadow. The words YOU ARE BOTH ALREADY INSIDE IT still echoed in his mind as he stepped forward and demanded answers.
