Protocol Nine
About the Story
Former analyst Maya Cole risks everything to expose a covert program that converts predictive models into instruments of removal. After a dramatic, signed confession and a coordinated legal push, she and her allies force Helios’ operations inward, rescue detainees, and ignite public inquiries — but the system’s quiet pipelines persist.
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