Those Five Words

18.

Chapter 18

FOUR POV

I have been working in leadership for eighteen months now. My role involves compound security and computer security. Compound security is easy, make sure the control room is running efficiently and that we have enough guards to patrol Dauntless. Computer security has been a different story. When I was given the role we didn't have any security. Our computers where open to the whole of the city. Anyone could access our files.

I have been working closely with Lauren who is part of our technical staff here at Dauntless. She also helps train the initiates. She has been able to design a program that tells me every user who has accessed any Dauntless records. She also designed a program that now protects all Dauntless computer files from unauthorised access. Basically unless you have a Dauntless password and you are a member of Dauntless you cannot access information on the Dauntless computers.

I have daily alerts come through to me telling me who has tried to access the files. A lot of the time it is just Erudite kids trying to hack our system for fun. Jeanine Matthews has been is a spin ever since the new protocols were put in place. She thinks she should be able to access our members fear simulations and landscapes data because she designed the serum. If there is one person I don't want looking at my files it would be her, so if I don't want her looking at my files then no other member deserves to have her look at their files.

I am sitting at my computer when the daily alert list comes through. There is only one name on the alert and when I read the name I freeze. What the hell does he want with Dauntless? I get up from my desk and walk out of my office and into dad's office.

"We need to talk," I say.

"What's up?"

"We have a problem with Marcus Eaton," I say.

"What sort of problem?" dad asks.

"He is trying to get into the Dauntless computer files. I had Lauren set up a program to alert me whenever someone tries to get into our system. He tried to get into the system yesterday."

"Leave it with me; I don't want you anywhere near him if possible."

"But what if he knows?" I ask.

"I don't know how he could. I will need to talk to Jack over at Candor and I think I will pay Marcus a visit. See what he is really up to. I should have put a bullet in his head when I had the chance," dad says. "Don't worry about it. I will get this sorted out."

I walk out of dads office and go back to work. I know dad will do everything in his power to keep my secrets for me. I have always known that eventually I would need to face Marcus. It's just that every time I think of him I turn back into that scared little nine year old that he almost killed.

MAX POV

I get off the train and make my way to the Merciless Mart and make my way up to Jack Kang's office.

"Max good to see you, how have you been?"

"Good Jack, you?"