Chapter 1: Chapter 1: The Beginning of Everything

The cold Virginia wind swept through the trees, rattling the windows of the CIA's headquarters as Suzzane walked alongside Carmichael, the head of operatives. The tension between them was palpable as if the air itself had thickened with the weight of what was to come. "Lloyd Hansen was a sociopath," Suzzane began, her voice sharp. "He murdered innocent people for that damned pen drive, and if it had fallen into the wrong hands, the entire CIA would have been compromised. But now, he's dead—killed by Sierra Six—and you're telling me that's not a win?" Carmichael's expression remained stone-cold, his tone colder. "Six killed Hansen, yes. But that doesn't change the fact that you lost control of an asset you were supposed to manage. Hansen was a problem, but Six was a liability—a rogue agent with no leash. I don't care how you do it, Suzzane. Find Six, and when you do, shoot him on sight. This ends with his death. The Sierra Program dies with him." Suzzane hesitated, a flicker of something unreadable crossing her face. "And what about Sierra Seven?" she asked, her voice quieter now, almost as if testing the waters. Carmichael's brow furrowed. "Seven? There's a Sierra Seven?"