Fox is a mindnet hacker, one of the best. He and fellow hackers work for a mysterious man known only as King, and they spend their time uncovering dangerous secrets and releasing them to the public.<br><br>Those who dig up trouble are bound to find it, and despite their best precautions, King is captured by an unknown government. While Fox and his team try desperately to find a way to free him, Fox meets another mysterious man who is only known by a number -- Seven. Seven works for the other side, but sometimes, uncovering secrets also raises doubts.<br><br>Fox and company need all the help they can get. Will Seven help them, and at what cost?

All the King's Men

Everyone settled down, but no one spoke for a minute or so. It felt odd, because usually no one arrived at the same time, and everyone told each other their news before they even began the meeting. King was also always the one to start them. King, full of charisma and spirit, was the type of man that people could get behind. Poor Karl was all the brains, a proper genius, but he was quiet and usually let King convey his ideas for him.


Fox nervously fingered the buckle on his wrist and Joanne shot him a quelling look. She hated his nervous habit, and the repetitive motion made her antsy as well.


Karl coughed. “I guess we have to begin the meeting.”


Before speaking, Fox made sure everyone was paying attention. “Okay, we all know King was taken, and it’s possible that we were betrayed from within, but I don’t think anyone here would be able to do such a thing.”


“I do,” Simon said, but left it at that.


“I’m not so sure, Fox,” Mrs. Parks agreed.


Chapter 12