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CHAPTER 58

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The summit’s tech suite overlooked the narrow lanes of Rue Saint-Honoré, but Ximena wasn’t paying attention to the view.

Her eyes were locked on the monitor in front of her—its interface glowing faintly in the darkened room. The place had been silent for nearly an hour, save for the distant hum of city traffic and Marco’s voice in her earpiece.

He was speaking low and fast from a secure lab across town. No traceable servers, no company branding. Just encrypted lines and revenge in the form of code.

“They pulled the sketch,” he confirmed. “Four hours ago. Downloaded through their sandbox server and funnelled into the prototype rendering suite.”

Ximena didn’t blink.

“They made it look like an accident,” he added. “But they ran tests right after. I scraped the logs.”

Her thumb tapped slowly against the table edge. “So they think they found my vulnerability.”

Marco scoffed. “They found your weapon.”

She stood, walking toward the tall windows. The dress she wore tonight was simple—ink bla
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