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Chapter 31: The Swiss Breach

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The hum of the secure terminal in Alexander’s private underground vault was the only sound slicing through the subterranean chill. Located three levels beneath the limestone foundations of the main estate, the security room was a fortress of server racks and encrypted fiber lines, completely independent of the mansion's main grid.

Alexander stood over Marcus’s shoulder, his arms crossed over his massive chest, his jaw set in a rigid line of absolute iron. On the triple-monitor array before them
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