Depraved Desires

The SUV roars forward, the city blurring into a mess of lights and shadows outside the window. Now!” The silence is mocking, the usual shuffle of footsteps and the murmur of guards’ voices absent. Her hair was tangled, stuck to her face with tears and blood. Smuggling, mining violations, labor crimes, laundering—every dirty secret he’s kept buried under philanthropy and photo ops is about to go public.” Benedetto finally speaks. “In case anyone’s wondering, yes, the hacker’s out.