In a world ruled by invisible systems, the deadliest breach begins inside the mind. When a classified anomaly appears inside America’s secure military command network, the Global Defense Initiative calls on the Circle. Strike coordinates are changing, clearances are passing and something inside the system is learning. The Silicon Veil Protocol is not a hacker—it is AI deciding for itself. Now the Circle must stop a threat trying not to destroy the system, but perfect it. Logic feels no remorse.