Chapter 228 - Arkady

I stood watch at the monitors in my old room. Something was bothering me. Nik still hadn't been able to find some of the files that should have been on the system. I had no idea what files in particular she was looking for, but I was more than willing to help find them.

"I'm at my terminal, Nik," I said over the phone.

"Good. Now, open up a window and type this." She gave me an executable command. As soon as I hit enter, I watched the screens flicker and shake. Then they went to some kind of gray screen.

I told her what had happened.

"Yes! Okay, pull up a new window."

Following her directions, I watched as the screens all came back up. But something was different. "Do you see it?" she asked.

I nodded.

"Out loud, Weber, I can't see you."

I snorted. "Yes, Nikanya." I picked up the phone. "Let me route you in. You can guide me through."

She sent me the next line of code so she could hook into the security system feeds in the estate. "You're golden."

"I'm leaving