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The Sovereign Inheritance

Author: B. Mason
last update publish date: 2026-10-22 05:50:13

Aria

"If you think a courtroom defeat in Geneva means the Consortium is finished, you fundamentally misunderstand the monsters who built this empire."

Eleanor’s sharp, warning voice cut through the private cabin of our trans-Atlantic jet as the aircraft banked smoothly toward the North American coastline, leaving the snow-capped peaks of the Swiss Alps far behind us.

I looked up from the encrypted leather ledger spread across my lap, my dark eyes narrowing as I met Eleanor's piercing gray gaze.
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