Chapter 21 Meltdown

• I punched in my old compliance override credentials from my former firm. The security layers fell away one by one as I bypassed the standard firewalls.
• Elias turned back to the room, his voice calm and sharp. "Sever all external network connections! Move payment operations to our secondary offline servers right now! Unplug the physical drives in the basement and keep everyone away from the primary booth!"
• Across the stage, Prime sat pinned against the wall by two officers. He watched me type, his breath coming in fast, shallow gasps.