The city was quiet that morning, but the calm was a lie. The truth was still moving, spreading through whispers, emails, and headlines. The fire of last night had left embers everywhere, and each spark carried its own danger.Justina woke to the sound of her phone vibrating insistently on the nightstand. The screen was a mosaic of missed calls, texts, and encrypted emails from journalists, lawyers, and unknown contacts. She didn’t answer. Instead, she let the phone fall, vibrating across the polished floor, a rhythm that echoed the tension coiled inside her.Carson was already awake. He sat by the window, suit jacket discarded, sleeves rolled up, staring down at the street below. The sun painted the skyline with long, sharp shadows, and he seemed to absorb every one of them.“Any news?” she asked, her voice thick with exhaustion.“Nothing we can act on yet,” he replied. “The ledger leak has shaken every corner of the city. People are panicking, lawyers are circling like vultures, and
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