Chapter 27 Echo protocol

The failsafe.

The word echoed in Juniper's mind like a curse-an invisible collar that had been locked around her neck long before the swap ever happened.

She sat motionless at the edge of the safehouse cot, clutching the printed note Ryder had extracted. Hale stood by the door, silent. Ryder paced behind her, muttering to himself.

"They built

            
            

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