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Illumina Smith is a complete fiction. There is no record of anyone with that name being born on any planet. The Terran Cyberscience Institute and Infinity Corporation were hacked, the records of her enrollment and employment planted.
Of all the cyborgs, his former teammate had the most advanced computer brain. If Brock couldn’t crack a code or hack into a computer, it couldn’t be done. You’re sure? He had to ask anyway.
I even searched by first name alone. Turns out it’s unique. There isn’t a single female in the entire galaxy with that name .
Not even Illumina herself since the name was an alias. His gut knotted. It was stupid to feel betrayed. He’d needed to cover all bases, but he’d had a good idea of the outcome when he’d asked Brock to investigate. Well, thanks anyway. Anything on the music?
He had converted the melody from the stairwell to light impulses and transmitted the data to Brock.
I have something for you there. It’s not music. It’s a Farian name .
His heart thudded against his ribs. And?
Faria isn’t translatable into Terran or any language, but luminous spirit would be kind of close .
Nanocytes buzzed. Illumina kind of means light.
Sounds about right.
The relief…elation…that pumped through him was irrational. So, she kind of told the truth one time. Big deal. Everything out of her mouth couldn’t be false. The question was what to do with the information?
Nothing. She had tendered her resignation. She still wasn’t interested in him. Was leaving him .
Thanks. I owe you one.
I have more info for you. Your Illumina—
She’s not my Illumina. He had to keep his head straight. Knowing her name didn’t change anything.
All right. This person with the musical name is divorced from her lifemate. According to Farian records, an intruder broke into their residence and attacked her while her husband was away.
So her ex hadn’t assaulted her at all. There you go. Another lie. When she told the truth, it was purely by accident.
However, Brock continued , I found an anomaly, some trace data that didn’t fit with the official record, so I dug deeper and managed to recover a good portion of deleted code. The official record had been altered. In the early reports, her husband was implicated in the attack.
Jesus, Buddha, Lao-Tzu. She hadn’t lied. So he got an official to falsify records?
I’m thinking he did it himself. Her ex is a moderately talented computer sensate.
What’s that?
Basically, he has the computer capabilities of a cyborg, but without the hardwiring.
Holy shit. Ramifications rushed through his head. No wonder she had fled. If her ex had tried to kill her then expunged the records to exonerate himself, he was probably still looking for her.
A discordant static blast shot through his head,and he flinched. What the fuck is that?
That is the ex-husband’s Farian name. I can’t come up with a translation for that one, but the AOP knows him as Alonio. You can thank Pia for that tidbit. She recognized his stillvid.
Brock’s wife, Penelope Isabella Aaron—Pia—served as Terran’s ambassador to the Association of Planets. The alliance worked toward the betterment of the galaxy, and, since the common enemy Lamis-Odg had become more powerful, had accepted the role of interplanetary police. He’s on the AOP’s most wanted list?
Uh, no. He’s Faria’s AOP ambassador.
Chapter Eight
What next?
Illumina raised her face to the glass dome and studied the glittering sky. So many planets…so few options. Alonio could track her to all of them; Dale would be on none of them. Deceptio had been the safest haven, but she couldn’t stay any longer.
After she’d rejected him, he’d demoted her the very next day. She still held the title and salary of Cyber Tech IV, but the work she’d been given wouldn’t have challenged a Tech Assistant I. March had reassigned her, but Dale obviously had ordered it, making his feelings plain. How stupid to hope
Of all the cyborgs, his former teammate had the most advanced computer brain. If Brock couldn’t crack a code or hack into a computer, it couldn’t be done. You’re sure? He had to ask anyway.
I even searched by first name alone. Turns out it’s unique. There isn’t a single female in the entire galaxy with that name .
Not even Illumina herself since the name was an alias. His gut knotted. It was stupid to feel betrayed. He’d needed to cover all bases, but he’d had a good idea of the outcome when he’d asked Brock to investigate. Well, thanks anyway. Anything on the music?
He had converted the melody from the stairwell to light impulses and transmitted the data to Brock.
I have something for you there. It’s not music. It’s a Farian name .
His heart thudded against his ribs. And?
Faria isn’t translatable into Terran or any language, but luminous spirit would be kind of close .
Nanocytes buzzed. Illumina kind of means light.
Sounds about right.
The relief…elation…that pumped through him was irrational. So, she kind of told the truth one time. Big deal. Everything out of her mouth couldn’t be false. The question was what to do with the information?
Nothing. She had tendered her resignation. She still wasn’t interested in him. Was leaving him .
Thanks. I owe you one.
I have more info for you. Your Illumina—
She’s not my Illumina. He had to keep his head straight. Knowing her name didn’t change anything.
All right. This person with the musical name is divorced from her lifemate. According to Farian records, an intruder broke into their residence and attacked her while her husband was away.
So her ex hadn’t assaulted her at all. There you go. Another lie. When she told the truth, it was purely by accident.
However, Brock continued , I found an anomaly, some trace data that didn’t fit with the official record, so I dug deeper and managed to recover a good portion of deleted code. The official record had been altered. In the early reports, her husband was implicated in the attack.
Jesus, Buddha, Lao-Tzu. She hadn’t lied. So he got an official to falsify records?
I’m thinking he did it himself. Her ex is a moderately talented computer sensate.
What’s that?
Basically, he has the computer capabilities of a cyborg, but without the hardwiring.
Holy shit. Ramifications rushed through his head. No wonder she had fled. If her ex had tried to kill her then expunged the records to exonerate himself, he was probably still looking for her.
A discordant static blast shot through his head,and he flinched. What the fuck is that?
That is the ex-husband’s Farian name. I can’t come up with a translation for that one, but the AOP knows him as Alonio. You can thank Pia for that tidbit. She recognized his stillvid.
Brock’s wife, Penelope Isabella Aaron—Pia—served as Terran’s ambassador to the Association of Planets. The alliance worked toward the betterment of the galaxy, and, since the common enemy Lamis-Odg had become more powerful, had accepted the role of interplanetary police. He’s on the AOP’s most wanted list?
Uh, no. He’s Faria’s AOP ambassador.
Chapter Eight
What next?
Illumina raised her face to the glass dome and studied the glittering sky. So many planets…so few options. Alonio could track her to all of them; Dale would be on none of them. Deceptio had been the safest haven, but she couldn’t stay any longer.
After she’d rejected him, he’d demoted her the very next day. She still held the title and salary of Cyber Tech IV, but the work she’d been given wouldn’t have challenged a Tech Assistant I. March had reassigned her, but Dale obviously had ordered it, making his feelings plain. How stupid to hope
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