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BOOK 2: THE SHADOW PROTOCOL

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SEQUEL TO THE SILENT CIPHER

(Cipher Trilogy II)

Six months after destroying the Cipher's servers, Maya Quinn discovers that fragments of the algorithm have resurfaced woven into global financial systems, military AIs, and even personal devices. Someone has not only revived it... they've made it smarter.

A new player, known only as The Broker, has taken Hale's vision further, using the Cipher to manipulate markets, elections, and wars from the shadows. Unlike Hale, The Broker never steps into the light every move is hidden, every action executed by proxies.

To stop it, Maya must ally with a secretive international task force and revisit Damian's past research. But the Cipher now anticipates her every step as if it's watching her.All Rights Reserved

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