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SanaPathan

Sana Pathan

My first novel! (Operation Firewall)

A 17 year old girl is kicked out of school for hacking into her principal’s email. She's sent to live with her strict uncle in the countryside. She expects this to be a boring summer with terrible wi-fi. But when her uncle disappears, she finds a hidden room in the basement, coded messages, and a burner phone with one instruction: Activate Protocol Raven. Suddenly, she’s being hunted, recruited, and trained by an off-the-books spy network—and she's the key to stopping an attack no one else sees coming. With a sarcastic team of teen agents and the stories of her past resurfacing, the fate of the world now rests upon her.
  • Chapter One: Rule Number One: Don't Hack Your School Network. Or If You Do, Don't Get Caught.

    After hacking gets her expelled, Nova is sent to her uncle—until he vanishes, leaving secrets she must uncover.

    16 min read
  • Chapter Two: Welcome to Nowhere

    Nova arrives at her uncle’s creepy, silent house in the middle of nowhere. One locked door, no Wi-Fi, and zero freedom. This summer just got worse.

    14 min read
  • ​Chapter Three: Pain O’clock

    Dragged out of bed at 4:45 AM, Nova faces her first brutal training session with Uncle Max—and a surprise: he might actually believe in her.

    6 min read
  • Chapter Four: Training, Part Two: Axe Murder Edition

    Nova recovers from intense training, finds warmth in silence and scrambled eggs, and takes her first swing at building something real.

    10 min read
  • Chapter Five: The Secret

    Nova explores the house and discovers a hidden keypad by the locked door.

    5 min read
  • Chapter Six: Survival training

    Nova becomes obsessed with the keypad while Uncle Max pushes her through brutal runs, puzzles, and ciphers, training both her mind and body.

    20 min read
  • Chapter Seven: The Waiting Game

    It’s been three days since Nova found the hidden keypad. What is she planning to do?

    5 min read
  • Chapter Eight: Unexpected Visitor

    Nova wakes to an unexpected visit from her mother and they finally address the fear, anger and grief they’ve both been carrying.

    11 min read


That's how we should measure our lives. Not in distance traveled, or time passed, or worlds conquered, but in moments... and the rush of joy—of grace—that exists within them.
— Megatron (Lost Light, by Roberts, Lawrence, Lafuente)