Chapter 11
The shock of the revelation echoed through the command room like a physical explosion.
Maya stared at the glowing blueprint of the defense satellite network displayed on the main wall.
Her grandfather had been a legendary defense contractor who helped build America's modern radar infrastructure.
She had always believed he left her a simple financial inheritance, not a sovereign security apparatus.
"Why did he leave the key to me?" Maya asked, her voice dropping to a breathless whisper.
"Because you were the only member of the Vance bloodline who could never be bought," Thomas answered firmly.
"Your father spent twenty years trying to corrupt this family, but you stood your ground in that living room yesterday."
Maya touched the silver flash drive hanging around her neck under her olive green sweater.
"If Victor gets this key, he controls the air defense grid of the entire East Coast," Thomas warned.
Maya looked up at the General, her micro-expressions completely controlled, lethal, and determined.
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"Then we aren't going to hide in Nevada," Maya declared with fierce resolve.
"We are going to Virginia to tear his compound down."
