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CHAPTER 13- BURN NOTICE
Noah stood at the ATM with his card already halfway in. The street was loud. Cars. A bus hissing. Someone arguing on the phone behind him. He slid the card in. The machine whirred. Then stopped. "Please wait," the screen said. Noah frowned. "Come on." He tapped his foot. Tried again. The screen flashed red. TRANSACTION DECLINED "That's weird," he muttered. He pulled the card out and slid it back in. Before the machine could respond, the world dimmed for a split second. A single line burned across his vision. `ACCOUNT FREEZE: 5 SECONDS` His breath caught. "What?" he whispered. The screen blinked. Four. Three. He turned sharply, looking around as if someone might be watching him. Two. The machine beeped. One. The screen refreshed. ACCOUNT UNAVAILABLE Noah stared. A man behind him cleared his throat. "You done?" "Yeah," Noah said quickly, pulling the card out. His fingers felt numb. "Yeah, sorry." He stepped aside. The man took his place. The machine worked
CHAPTER 12 – ACCIDENTAL WITNESSES
Noah stopped walking. The voice was sharp in his head, louder than traffic, louder than the city. A woman bumped into him. “Heyy…watch it,” she snapped, then hurried off. Noah stepped aside near a closed storefront. His phone vibrated in his hand. Sarah. “There’s a new development,” she said without greeting. “No,” Noah said. “What is it now?” “A journalist just published documents. Partial ones. Screenshots. Internal language.” His stomach dropped. “A journalist?” “Jonah Price.” Noah swore quietly. “I never contacted him.” “I know,” Sarah said. “That’s why I’m scared.” The system cut in. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE DETECTED SOURCE NOT HOST Noah pressed his palm to his forehead. “Someone else leaked.” “Or someone is being used,” Sarah said. “The article frames it like a tip came through a secure drop.” “I never used a drop.” “I know.” A man brushed past Noah, his shoulder checking him. “Move.” Noah didn’t respond. He leaned against the wall, his eyes scanning the street
CHAPTER 13– BURN NOTICE
Noah stood at the ATM with his card already halfway in. The street was loud. Cars. A bus hissing. Someone arguing on the phone behind him. He slid the card in. The machine whirred. Then stopped. "Please wait," the screen said. Noah frowned. "Come on." He tapped his foot. Tried again. The screen flashed red. TRANSACTION DECLINED "That's weird," he muttered. He pulled the card out and slid it back in. Before the machine could respond, the world dimmed for a split second. A single line burned across his vision. `ACCOUNT FREEZE: 5 SECONDS` His breath caught. "What?" he whispered. The screen blinked. Four. Three. He turned sharply, looking around as if someone might be watching him. Two. The machine beeped. One. The screen refreshed. ACCOUNT UNAVAILABLE Noah stared. A man behind him cleared his throat. "You done?" "Yeah," Noah said quickly, pulling the card out. His fingers felt numb. "Yeah, sorry." He stepped aside. The man took his place. The machine worked f
CHAPTER 12 – ACCIDENTAL WITNESSES
CHAPTER 12 – ACCIDENTAL WITNESSES Noah stopped walking. The voice was sharp in his head, louder than traffic, louder than the city. A woman bumped into him. “Heyy…watch it,” she snapped, then hurried off. Noah stepped aside near a closed storefront. His phone vibrated in his hand. Sarah. “There’s a new development,” she said without greeting. “No,” Noah said. “What is it now?” “A journalist just published documents. Partial ones. Screenshots. Internal language.” His stomach dropped. “A journalist?” “Jonah Price.” Noah swore quietly. “I never contacted him.” “I know,” Sarah said. “That’s why I’m scared.” The system cut in. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE DETECTED SOURCE NOT HOST Noah pressed his palm to his forehead. “Someone else leaked.” “Or someone is being used,” Sarah said. “The article frames it like a tip came through a secure drop.” “I never used a drop.” “I know.” A man brushed past Noah, his shoulder checking him. “Move.” Noah didn’t respond. He leaned against the w
CHAPTER 11 – THE CITY KNOWS HIS NAME
"Turn on the news, Noah. Now."Noah's eyes snapped open. His heart was already pounding.The voice wasn't Sarah's. It was inside his head. Cold. Flat.The System."The news?" he muttered, sitting up. "What are you talking about?"The knowledge came fast. Sharp.PUBLIC EXPOSURE IN PROGRESSHis phone buzzed at the same time. Sarah's name lit the screen."Noah, have you seen the news?" she asked the moment he answered."I just woke up.""Then wake up faster. Every channel is talking about the leak."He grabbed the remote. The TV flickered on.A female anchor with a serious face filled the screen. There was a red banner at the bottom."…an anonymous internal leak has sent shockwaves through the tech sector overnight…"Noah's throat went dry. "It has started."The System pulsed.LEAK ACKNOWLEDGED: 12 MAJOR OUTLETSSarah's voice came tight. "They're calling it the biggest insider exposure in years.""Are they saying my name already?""Not yet," she said. "But they're framing it like the sou
CHAPTER 10 – NO TURNING BACK
Noah had been staring at the laptop for two hours.The files were ready. Compressed. Encrypted. Addressed to three different oversight agencies and two investigative journalists who'd spent years chasing corporate conspiracy stories.One click.That's all it would take.His phone rang. Sarah."Are you absolutely sure?" she asked.Noah held the phone tighter. "I'm not…to be honest.""Then stop. You still can."He stared at the open laptop on his kitchen table. Files layered inside files. Dates. Names. Conversations that were never meant to be seen outside boardrooms."If I stop now," Noah said, "this all disappears.""And you don't," she said. "That's the point. You get to stay alive."He laughed. It came out bitter. "Alive doing what?"Silence on the line."You don't have to be the hero, Noah.""I'm not," he replied. "I'm just tired of being the victim.""They don't forgive people who expose them," Sarah said. Her voice cracked. "You know that.""I know."She let out a shaky breath. "
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