“And?” She was already tapping something into her interface.

“And I’m going after Quanta.” I bunched my hands into fists. I have to get back to her.

“That’s my bro.”

The screen hovering in front of us filled with Eva’s image. Her red hair was neatly pinned and she looked much more the woman in charge I remembered, even if I didn’t know her anymore. “Altair?”

“My memories are back.”

“So you’re going to save her.” Eva’s lips quirked with a smug little smile.

“Yes.” I gritted my teeth. “And you’re going to help.”

“If breaking into the senate were within my power, I would’ve done it years ago.” Eva’s forehead pinched. “You have to—”

“I already have a plan. Put your new hacker on the line.”

“Cipher?” Eva started. “She’s not ready for—”

“Let me talk to her.”

Eva stared into the cam, her gaze hard. “I hope this rudeness isn’t permanent, Altair.”

I shrugged. “Are you going to help me save Quanta or not?” I already knew the answer and I wouldn’t play polite any more. Not for Eva. Not for anyone. Not when Quanta was waiting for me.

Eva stood, but her voice carried as she walked off camera. “Marquez? Bring Emma to my lab. It seems I have a mission for the two of you.”

After endless seconds that dragged, giving me far too much time to wonder what hell Quanta was going through, two new figures stepped into the screen. I recognized Hunter Marquez—tall and tanned, with a Black and Green Helix tattooed on his forearm.

He also recognized me, and his pale, green eyes narrowed in suspicion. “Didn’t expect to hear from you, Orpheus.”

Of course he hadn’t. I’d killed one of his friends.

In any case, he wasn’t the person I needed. The girl at his side peered into the cam. This had to be Cipher. With her blue hair, tattoos, and lip ring, she looked like a textbook Void dweller, but if she could help, I didn’t care how she dressed. “You’re the hacker?”

Cipher scowled. “You’re the asshole who left a Red in danger?”

“Not by choice. How fast can you get me a program to bring down security at Alpha Citadel?”

“How fast?” She laughed, but the sound wasn’t humorous. “You’re out of your goddamned mind. The last time I tried to hack the Citadel I almost ended up worm food. No fucking way am I stupid enough to try again. And not from here, either. I’d put all the Ravens at risk.”

“I’m not asking for a hack.” My gut clenched. Impossible wasn’t in my vocabulary today. “I’ll already be behind the firewall. I need a program. Something to black out power and security systems for a few minutes.”

Cass punched my arm. “Hello? Did you forget about your genius sister?”