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Exposure
Chapter 192The first betrayal came sooner than expected.Alexander was in the underground conference room when the alert hit—Level Black. Not a drill. Not a simulation.Matias didn’t bother hiding his reaction. “Someone just leaked the board vote agenda.”Alexander’s jaw tightened. “To whom?”Luca’s voice was flat. “Every major financial outlet. Including two that don’t officially exist.”Selena felt the air shift. “So they’re forcing this into the open.”“Yes,” Alexander said. “They want chaos. Public pressure weakens private loyalty.”A screen flickered to life.HEADLINE: Morrelo Group Faces Internal Power Struggle Ahead of Emergency VoteSelena exhaled slowly. “They’re framing you as unstable.”Alexander nodded once. “Which means the real attack comes next.”It came an hour later.A warrant.Not for Alexander—but for Selena.Corporate misconduct. Conflict of interest. Fabricated, but clean enough to pass initial review.Matias slammed his palm on the table. “They’re going after he
Ends
Chapter 190The betrayal didn’t come loudly.It arrived wrapped in procedure.Alexander was midway through a risk briefing when Luca’s tablet vibrated twice—priority code. Luca glanced at it, stiffened, then slowly looked up.“Boss,” he said carefully, “we have a problem.”Alexander didn’t interrupt the meeting. He raised one finger, finished his sentence, dismissed the room, and only then turned.“Talk.”Luca swallowed. “The injunction wasn’t filed externally. It was initiated internally.”Silence.Matias leaned forward. “That’s impossible. Only three departments have access to that authority.”Alexander’s expression didn’t change. “Which one?”Luca turned the tablet around.Filed by: Morrelo Legal Oversight CommitteeAuthorizing Signature: D. HargreeveMatias swore. “Hargreeve? He’s been with the family for twenty years.”Alexander nodded once. “That’s why he was trusted.”“And now?” Luca asked.Alexander straightened. “Now we confirm something I’ve suspected since Jeffery fell.”He
Home coming
Chapter 189Alexander reached Paxton’s building in under twelve minutes.Too fast.The kind of speed that came from instinct, not planning.The lobby was quiet—too quiet. No security desk clerk. No ambient music. Just the low hum of electricity and the soft echo of Alexander’s footsteps as he crossed the marble floor.Matias’s voice came through his earpiece. “No forced entry detected. Cameras looped for forty-six seconds.”Alexander stopped walking.“Forty-six?” he asked.“That’s not a glitch,” Luca added. “That’s a signature.”Alexander’s jaw tightened. “They wanted him conscious.”He stepped into the elevator and hit the top floor.Paxton’s apartment door was open.Not broken.Open.Alexander entered slowly, every sense sharpened.The apartment looked… normal.No overturned furniture. No blood. No signs of struggle.But something was wrong.The air felt wrong.Paxton sat on the couch, hands resting on his knees, posture straight. His eyes followed Alexander, but his expression didn
Unauthorized
Chapter 188Alexander didn’t react immediately after Selena told him about her father.That silence worried her more than anger ever could.He stood by the glass wall of his office, the city stretched beneath him like a living map, every light a decision, every shadow a threat. When he finally spoke, his voice was low, controlled.“They didn’t pick him by accident.”Selena nodded. “I know.”“They’re looking for emotional leverage,” Alexander continued. “Something older than money. Older than power.”Selena stepped closer. “Then stop shielding me from it. Let me stand where I’m strongest.”Alexander turned to her, studying her face—not as someone he needed to protect, but as a partner choosing the battlefield.“You’re sure?” he asked.Selena didn’t hesitate. “If they’re going to use my family, then I should be the one facing them.”For the first time since Black Veil was activated, Alexander changed strategy.“Then we go on offense,” he said. “Not with force. With exposure.”The follow
challenge
Chapter 187At exactly 4:12 a.m., he stood in his study, staring at a locked drawer he hadn’t opened in over fifteen years. The wood was worn smooth where his thumb rested—proof that some habits never left, only waited.He opened it.Inside lay a single key and an old insignia—unmarked, unofficial, never registered. The kind of symbol that didn’t belong to governments but to operations governments pretended never happened.Leonardo closed his eyes.“So they found it,” he murmured.He didn’t call Alexander.Not yet.Because once spoken, some truths could never be taken back.Selena’s day took an unexpected turn.The council meeting was cut short when a junior analyst—barely thirty, too nervous to lie convincingly—handed her a sealed envelope.“No return address,” the analyst said. “It was marked personal.”Selena waited until she was alone before opening it.Inside was not a threat.Not a warning.It was a photograph.An old one.Leonardo—much younger—standing beside a woman Selena had
Survival
Chapter 186The first crack didn’t come from the enemy.It came from inside the room.Leonardo was the one who said it.“If Selena joins that council,” he said slowly, “she becomes a symbol. Symbols don’t belong to themselves.”Selena didn’t look away. “Neither do leaders.”Leonardo met her gaze. “Leaders choose when to be visible. Symbols don’t get that luxury.”Alexander watched the exchange without interrupting. This wasn’t about authority. This was about truth—three people standing on different sides of the same blade.Matias broke the silence. “There’s chatter already. Analysts are speculating about a fracture inside Morrelo leadership.”Selena exhaled. “That fast?”Alexander nodded. “They’re hoping for distance. Emotional, operational—any kind.”Selena turned to him. “Then let’s deny them that.”She reached for his hand again—but this time, Alexander didn’t immediately take it.Not because he didn’t want to.Because he understood what was coming.“If you step into that council,”
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