Howard hadn’t shown his face in two weeks.

Until Camellia created the bait.

She sent an encrypted invite to a fictional Phoenix Oversight Council — complete with a fake security clearance protocol, a time-stamped location, and a list of “attendees,” including a forged signature from a recently deceased Phoenix advisor Howard trusted.

She then had the invite routed through the last backdoor he used.

It worked.

At exactly 4:02 a.m., the invite was opened from a London IP address.

Three hours later, Howard booked a flight to Geneva.

Camellia turned to Rachel.

“He’s coming.”

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