Accusations spread faster than the machines, and Roy feels the cell cracking.
In 2050, betrayal does not need a villain. It can ride inside ordinary tools and routine habits. Roy builds a false plan to measure the leak and watches the response arrive too fast.
Not intercepted. Predicted.
The enemy doesn't fire bullets. It fires procedures.
Paranoia pressure, disciplined silence, and hooks that force the next rule.
Continue the 12-book arc with Book 8.
