“Seven. Maybe eight. They’re not military. Private contractors. High-end.” Mira’s jaw tightened. “They’re using the backdoor you installed last year.”

He looked at her—really looked at her. The woman who had pulled him out of a burning server room in Prague. The woman who still believed he had a soul beneath the architecture of zeros and ones.

Rahim grabbed Mira’s hand. “Now.”

At eighty-five seconds, Mira tripped. Rahim caught her without breaking stride, half-dragging her the last twenty meters.

Soft - Part 60 | Rahim

“Seven. Maybe eight. They’re not military. Private contractors. High-end.” Mira’s jaw tightened. “They’re using the backdoor you installed last year.”

He looked at her—really looked at her. The woman who had pulled him out of a burning server room in Prague. The woman who still believed he had a soul beneath the architecture of zeros and ones. Rahim soft - Part 60

Rahim grabbed Mira’s hand. “Now.”

At eighty-five seconds, Mira tripped. Rahim caught her without breaking stride, half-dragging her the last twenty meters. “Seven