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Chapter 30: The Capital Execution
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2026-11-09 20:17:42The ten-minute countdown did not display on the boardroom’s primary projection array; it existed as a silent, frantic pulse within the cryptographic layers of the Zurich validation stream.
Jade Sinclair remained unmoving within Lucian’s iron embrace, her body flush against his sharp charcoal three-piece suit. The thick, suffocating warmth of his presence the raw scent of cedarwood, leather, and absolute territorial dominance was the only physical anchor in a room completely d
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