CHAPTER 2: The Secret Inside Her Eye
Victoria grabbed her face in terror.
"No... no... not now."
The glowing ring intensified.
Emma immediately understood.
Victoria wasn't entirely human.
She had implanted technology.
Illegal technology.
Her cybernetic eye wasn't simply an enhancement.
It was a memory storage device.
Everything she saw…
Every crime she committed…
Every order she gave…
Was secretly archived inside it.
Years ago, governments had outlawed this technology because criminals could manipulate evidence.
Yet somehow Victoria had access to it.
Emma smiled weakly.
"You recorded your own crimes."
Victoria stepped backward.
"Delete that phone."
Emma shook her head.
"It's already uploaded."
Victoria froze.
Uploaded?
To where?
Emma pressed another button.
On the hospital television screen, multiple files appeared.
Videos.
Conversations.
Financial records.
Secret meetings.
Every illegal operation connected to Hayes Technologies.
Victoria's breathing became erratic.
Then the hospital door burst open.
Officer Daniel Brooks entered with two detectives.
"Victoria Hayes."
She spun around.
"Wait. You don't understand."
Daniel walked toward her.
"We understand enough."
He held up a warrant.
"We need to speak with you regarding this recording."
Victoria tried to run.
But two officers quickly stopped her.
Handcuffs clicked around her wrists.
She looked at Emma with pure hatred.
"You think you've won?"
Emma answered softly.
"No."
"I think the truth finally did."
Victoria was escorted away.
But Emma knew this wasn't over yet.
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Because someone else was still out there.
The person who built Victoria's illegal technology.
