The meeting in Liam Cross’s office had been a negotiation.It had ended as a ceasefire.But in the boardroom of the AVA flagship, two weeks later, there was no peace. There was only the cold, digital hum of war.Aurora stood at the head of the concrete table, her back to the window, her silhouette sharp against the gray New York sky. She wore her "wolf" suit—the charcoal one."They are blocking us," she said, her voice low and dangerous.Elias sat to her right, looking tired. Her father, Henry Vale—the "silent" board member—sat to her left, looking grim.On the screen in front of them was a logistics report.The massive, global luxury retailer Lumina, the one that held the keys to the Asian market, had suddenly, inexplicably, put AVA’s contract on hold."It’s not a block," Henry said, his voice rough. "It’s a squeeze. Lumina is in bed with Cross Empire. They’ve had an exclusive distribution deal for ten years.""And that deal," Aurora said, tapping the screen, "expires next month."Sh
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