Ariella’s POVThe message came early that morning. Damon informed me that his mother had arranged a private meeting with Jace. No agenda, no context, just her familiar phrasing: “family stability.” I recognized the code. It meant containment, not reconciliation. She wanted control back, not unity. Damon knew it too, but he respected the necessity. In this family, fractures weren’t just emotional; they were operational, reputational, and potentially fatal to the enterprise.When Jace arrived, I observed from the outer section of the conference suite. Every gesture spoke calculation. Damon remained composed, though I caught the brief tension in his jaw when Jace avoided his greeting. Their mother entered soon after, controlled, precise, projecting the authority both feared and resisted. She placed herself between them, her positioning strategic, her tone already set for arbitration.“Your conflict affects the entire structure,” she said. Calm, factual, surgical. “Together, you’re streng
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