“You don’t get to hide anymore,” Alyssa said, her voice cutting through the room like a blade. “Not from me.”The words landed hard, echoing against the glass walls of the conference suite. Davin stood on the other side of the long table, fingers resting lightly on the polished surface, his expression unreadable. Outside, the city glowed—indifferent, merciless.Davin smiled slowly. “Careful, Alyssa. Frontal attacks are for people who’ve already lost their minds.”“Or for people who are done being afraid,” she replied.Ethan shifted near the door, instinctively stepping forward. “Alyssa—”She lifted a hand without looking at him. “Not now.”The silence that followed was heavy, charged with years of manipulation, half-truths, and bloodless wars fought behind closed doors. Alyssa felt it in her chest, the old instinct to retreat, to calculate another indirect move. That instinct snapped.She walked closer to Davin, heels clicking with deliberate calm. “You forged evidence. You threatened
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