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Chapter 41 – Shadow Moves
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2025-08-09 04:20:30The executive boardroom was cool and quiet when Evelyn entered Monday morning, but the air buzzed with unseen tension. She set her leather binder on the polished table and took her seat at Alexander's left, eyes flicking to the screen behind him that displayed the meeting agenda. Across the table, Claudia sat poised as ever, her pearl-gray suit matching her frozen expression. Genevieve's seat remained conspicuously empty.
Alexander called the meeting to order, his voice firm but measur
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