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FORTY-EIGHT HOURS

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Time changed shape after the warning.

Forty-eight hours was no longer a duration, it was a narrowing tunnel. Every decision, every movement, every breath now had weight. Even silence felt scheduled.

Dominic didn’t raise his voice. He didn’t rush. But the entire command floor moved faster, like gravity had increased.

“Recalculate all threat models,” he ordered. “Compress timelines. Remove redundancy layers.”

“Sir, that increases operational risk...”

“Yes,” he said calmly. “Do it anyway.”

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