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

“No, it’s fine,” Fox said, and lowered them to the ground. “Can I keep going?”


“Yes…” Seven leaned his head against Fox’s shoulder, and his eyelids fluttered. “Oh, I had no idea that it was anything like…like this…”


It wasn’t long before Seven was thrashing in his arms and clutching at whatever part of Fox he could reach, hanging on desperately. Fox sped his strokes and Seven tensed and held on tightly, sobbing his release and shuddering in Fox’s arms.


It was the Cerebrum, so there was no mess to clean up afterward—at least not here. There might very well be one IRL. Fox zipped Seven into his trousers while he recovered. Seven heaved in deep breaths, eyes closed.


“We probably shouldn’t have done that,” Seven said, voice hoarse. “Karl could get here at any time.”


Chapter 53