Chapter 35: Greed
Tag leaned back and stretched as he completed his third break in today.
The firewalls that the companies were so proud of had been picked apart so easily by him and his team of six.
Spinning his chair around, he noticed that he was completely alone in the base, well almost completely alone.
All the others had apparently gone out—probably to the game lounge—leaving only Spectra, who was curled up on the couch, fast asleep.
Tag smiled as he stood up and slowly approached her, careful not to wake her up. Getting close enough, he crouched to eye level and studied her quietly.
Her hoodie had slipped slightly off one shoulder, and a strand of hair had fallen across her cheek.
Her fingers were still curled around the edge of the throw pillow she was hugging, as if she’d dozed off mid-rant about something annoying, probably by the most recent hack she thought was going to prove a challenge.
She looked peaceful. That in itself was rare.
Tag tilted his head slightly. Spectra—Isabela—was easily the most talented hacker on the team after him, and sometimes, he even suspected she might be better. She was sharp, methodical, and fast. But more than that, she enjoyed hacking.
Unlike the rest of them who did this for their selfish gains, she did it purely for the fun of it, a fact that could be seen by the smile she had on whenever she was breaking in.
That was one of the reasons why she never really connected with the team, why she never connected with him. They were all doing this for different reasons.