An hour.That was what they’d given me, like it was generous. Like time wasn’t the sharpest weapon in the room.I stood in the center of the suite, phone still warm in my hand, the message from the Swiss Women in Power Network glowing like a dare.Private reception. Invitation extended.Of course it was.They didn’t invite women like me by accident. They invited us when they’d already decided we were either a threat… or an asset.Sometimes both.“They’re moving fast.” Kieran said again, pacing now, energy coiled tight. “Too fast for comfort.”“Comfort is a luxury.” I replied. “We didn’t come here for that.”Damon dropped onto the arm of a chair, ankle resting on his knee, eyes sharp despite the casual sprawl. “You planning to go as the wounded Vale heir or the woman who poisoned the room and walked out smiling?”I smiled back. “Why choose?”Cameron hadn’t spoken yet.He stood near the window, jacket off, sleeves rolled to his forearms, watching the city like it might blink first if he
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