Chapter 48 Forty Eight
- In the soft glow of the late-night command hub, Sera and Lucien stood shoulder to shoulder before four luminous screens: global node maps flickering, highlight on their own penthouse node, and warning flags marking untrusted access.
- Maple, hands trembling slightly over her keyboard, spoke first:
- > Maple (whisper): “Another override. Node 1122 your penthouse. It’s active again.”