y Stepdad Mocked Me and Said “Get a Real Job” Before Snatching My Phone and Accidentally Answering a Critical Security Call. Minutes Later, a Tactical Team Smashed Through Our Windows—and He Finally Learned What I Really Do for the Pentagon Every Night…

I kept typing.

Authorization sequence Charlie-Tango-Niner.

“Not like this generation,” Rick continued loudly. “Always staring at screens and pushing buttons all day. Nobody even knows what you do, Kira.”

“Yes, Rick,” I replied absently.

My thumbs never stopped moving.