“You idiot! We were halfway to pulling this off and you ruined everything.”
“It’s that stupid bitch! She’s way too sharp. It’s like she’s carrying some kind of super antidote. Every virus we throw at her just vanishes. And now they’ve got a replacement formula. Pretty soon they’ll be making it in bulk and our virus won’t stand a chance.”
The man on the other end went quiet for a moment, his voice dropping, colder than before. “Useles! If you let them uncover our plan, I’ll make sure your whole family pays the price.”
Spencer’s voice trembled. “I’ll be more careful, I promise. Just… don’t hurt my family. I’ll try again.”
The man let out a disgusted snort and hung up.
Spencer had no idea that at that very moment, Lydia was at her computer, trying to trace his contact’s IP address. She almost had it, but the connection cut out before she could finish.
“Southeast Asia?” Garrett stared at the screen, his eyes wide with disbelief.
Lydia and Connor didn’t say a word. They both knew that region all too well.
Three years had passed since they’d last dealt with those underground rats, but clearly, some old pests had crawled out of hiding.
The real question was, who was helping them this time? Whose interests were they serving now?
“But judging from his accent, he’s definitely one of us,” Garrett said, still confused.

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