The Ninety-Nine Betrayals

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e always wanted, my darling Caleb," sh

left m

any. This was about my entire life with

. Not tears of sadness, but

y phone. Every email, every file

, but my mind

betrayed me. S

acy. She'd used their

rojects. Ninet

ures. They were innov

ing algorithms, i

, "Veridia Solutions." They'd shown interest in my parents' or

r old contac

e, my voice steady,

software prototypes, complete with source code, in sust

bered my parents' work. They w

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thing: I chose the

d. "I'll let you

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pay. Cale