Vikram pulled the door open, and Rohan lunged out, driving his iron pipe upward.
The figure on the roof fell, landing on the muddy floor of the alley. It was a young scout in a dark-fiber jacket. Before the scout could scream or fold into the shadows, Vikram drove a low-voltage Prana shock into his chest, paralyzing his muscles.
Rohan dragged the scout back into the room, locking the door.
"Who sent you?" Vikram demanded, his fingers sparking with blue electricity.
The scout stared at him, his face pale under his mask. "You... you can't stop it. The Grid is already at sixty percent. Javed has the whole police force searching Dharavi."
"How are they tracking us?" Rohan asked, pressing the iron pipe to the scout's throat.
"Your hacker," the scout rasped. "She's using high-encryption keys. The Vow has a tracking station at the Dadar node. They are mapping every wireless signature in the city. If she stays online for more than two minutes, the Wraiths will lock onto her location."
*Bzz!*
Vikram's phone buzzed in his pocket. It was Rhea's private line.
He tapped the screen. "Rhea! Cut the signal! They are tracking you!"
*"Vikram, listen,"* Rhea's voice came through, sounding fast and panicked. *"I had to move. The Dharavi safehouse was compromised, so I'm in a public internet café near Dadar Station. I've decrypted the Malhotra Corp files. The Dadar node is inside the old Victoria Textile Mill. The transmitter is hidden in the main chimney structure."*
"Rhea, shut down the computer!" Vikram yelled. "The Vow is mapping the signal!"
*"I... I see them,"* Rhea's voice shook, the background noise of the café suddenly turning to screams. *"The lights in the café just went out. The temperature is dropping... Vikram, they are here!"*
The call cut off into static.
"Rhea!" Vikram screamed.
He looked at Rohan and Rahul.
"We have to go," Vikram said, pulling the leather wraps tight over his knuckles. "Rohan, grab the halogen flares. Rahul, take the bike. We're going to Victoria Mill."
He turned to the captured scout, delivering another quick shock to knock him out. "Let's go. We're running out of light."