Should the story be a about the legal consequences?
Elias realized too late that when traffic explodes, everyone gets hit by the shrapnel.
"It’s working," he whispered, his heart hammering against his ribs.
If you'd like to take this story in a different direction, let me know: Should Elias against the hackers?
The traffic wasn't just exploding; it was gobal. Requests were hitting his server from Moscow, Tokyo, Berlin, and Sao Paulo. Thousands of clicks turned into tens of thousands. His affiliate accounts—the ones he’d set up with fake identities and burner emails—began to ping with notifications. $50. $200. $1,500.