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    Chapter 10 Phantom''s Code: Shadows in Navoris


    Chapter 10 Phantom''s Code: Shadows in Navoris


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    Tessa flipped through the files and quickly realized that hackers from Yalvaria were targeting Montedra''s cybersecurity systems.


    If they seeded, Montedra''s national secrets would be exposed, plunging the entire continent into chaos.


    Without hesitation, Tessa deleted the files, Jailed a tax, and headed back to the Sinir family home..


    "Tessa, you''ve worked hard to get into Navoris High. I hope you''ll stay out of trouble. Since you and your sister are now at the same school, feel free to ask her if there''s anything you don''t understand," L said, her tone restrained but insistent.


    No matter her distaste for Tessa, she was still her daughter. There was little else she could do now but hope Tessa wouldn''t tarnish Winona''s reputation.


    "Mom, don''t worry. I''ll make sure to take good care of my sister," Winona said sweetly. "Twon''t let her'' repeat the same mistakes."


    She had ruined Tessa''s life five years ago and was confident she could do it again


    now.


    "Are you two done with the theatrics? You''re making me sick," Tessa said coldly. "What I do is none of your business. If you enjoy acting so much, why not be actresses?"


    Without sparing them another nce, Tessa headed upstairs.


    "You see her attitude?" L fumed. "She really thinks she''s something special


    after everything she''s done. And she still hasn''t learned to repent."


    Winona smirked inwardly but maintained aposed expression.


    "Mom, don''t be angry. You still have me. I''ll never let you down."


    "Yes, thank goodness for you, Winnie. You''ve always made me proud. You know the Sinir family''s current situation-don''t let me down."


    The Sinir family had long been the alpha family of the Frostmoon Pack, but their position was precarious.


    Five years ago, during the war against the Vampires, Walter had led the pack alongside his son, Yardley. Though they seeded in driving the Vampires back, Yardley was gravely injured and had been recovering in the hospital ever since.


    While Walter''s presence still bolstered the Sinir family, his advanced age and Cedric''sck ofparable strength had emboldened other ambitious families in the Frostmoon Pack to challenge their leadership. Winona''s marriage to the alpha of a more powerful pack was their best hope to secure their position.


    Ignoring the conversation downstairs, Tessa returned to her room, retrieved herptop, and settled onto her bed. cing the device on herp, her fingers danced across the keyboard, inputting a series ofmands.


    "It''s him."


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    In less than a minute of engaging with the Yalvaria hacker, Tessa knew exactly who she was dealing with.


    "You''ve got to be kidding me." Her eyes narrowed. Tying to mess with Montedra? Time to teach you a lesson.


    Her fingers flew across the keyboard as lines of code filled the screen.


    "Do you have it?" The group was targeting Montedra''s military defense systems. "Damn it!" The hacker cursed as his progress was abruptly halted. Not only had his attempt been blocked, but an imprable firewall now protected the system


    "What''s wrong?"


    "It''s over." By the time the hacker realized what was happening, Yalvaria''s own firewalls had been breached. When he tried to encrypt their files, hisputer froze for ten seconds-a devastating dy. In that brief window, Yalvaria''s ssified documents had been stolen.


    "What the hell just happened?"


    "Our ssified files have been hacked."


    "Who''s responsible? Weren''t you supposed to be the best?"


    "It must be Phantom from the Lightwing Order. No one else could match me."


    "Those files are critically sensitive. You''d better figure out how to exin this to the president."


    The hacker clenched his fists. Phantom, just you wait.


    Tessa forwarded the stolen files to Lina, then typed a few lines of code to erase any trace of her actions before shutting down herptop.


    No sooner had she finished than her phone rang.


    "I knew if you got involved, there wouldn''t be any problems," Lina said excitedly. "But I didn''t expect you to also grab their ssified files in such a short time. You really are a legend. No one canpare to you."


    "Is that all? I''m hanging up." Tessa was unfazed by the praise.


    "Got it. I''ll transfer the payment to your usual ount?


    "Mm"


    Without waiting for Lina to respond, Tessa ended the call.


    Meanwhile, at Thorne Corp, Cameron stared at his now-ck screen, dumbfounded.


    "Damn it, myputer just got hacked!" he eximed. He''d been trying to trace Phantom, only to have his systempromised instead.


    "Cameron, are you even good at this?" Nathaniel teased unable to suppress hisughter.


    "It was Phantom. No one else could do this." Cameron muttered. To hack my system so quickly and leave no trace-it could only be her."


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    "Any leads Landon finally broke his silence.


    *I managed to track one thing-Phantom is in Navoris,


    "What?" Nathaniel was stummed. "Phantom is here in Noris?"


    "Contact the Lightwing Order, Landon ordered.


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    The Lightwing Order was a mysterious werewolf hacker collective. No one knew where they were based, but its members were legendary, each more skilled than thest. And the most formidable of them all was


    Phantom.


    Landon had been determined to recruit her for a long me.