Chapter 166

SEBASTIAN

Diego sat cross-legged on the couch, laptop open, fingers flying over keys, eyes scanning data and tabs with the intensity of a man whose life depended on it.

I stood by the window, arms crossed, jaw tight, listening to the hum of the servers and the faint tapping of keys.

Everything about today had been out of routine. First Loren. Then the reminder of what Dahlia had walked into at Alex Fisher’s dinner. And now… the leak.

Why the fuck are all of these happening to me?

“The system isn’t patched properly,” Diego muttered, eyes flicking to me. “There’s still a vulnerability here, here, and here. If your identity goes fully public, we’re talking about a full-blown media storm.”

I exhaled slowly, my fingers brushing the edge of the windowsill. “I know.”

“Know?” Diego barked. “You know? And you’re just… standing there? Seb, this is serious. You’re supposed to be untouchable. You’re supposed to see this before it blows up. What the hell