But the external hard drive? It was full. Every byte of its 2TB capacity used.

His webcam LED turned on. He taped it years ago, but the light was there—green, steady. Then his microphone icon appeared in the system tray. Then his files started opening: Documents, then Photos, then his KeePass database.

He double-clicked.

The game never installed. But something else did.

At 97%, his phone buzzed. Unknown number: “Cancel the download.”

But the icon wasn’t Franklin or the GTA V logo. It was a black circle with a white dot in the center.