Amelia’s finger hovered over the tablet.One touch.One decision.Her entire body trembled as the weight of it pressed down on her chest until breathing felt impossible. The screen glowed softly, waiting—patient, merciless.AUTHORIZE SEALPhilip Tate stood across from her, his face drawn, eyes rimmed red. For the first time in a long while, he didn’t look powerful or calculating.He looked afraid.“Do it,” he said quietly. “Before it’s too late.”Amelia swallowed hard. Her mind flashed with images—Maxwell bleeding in her arms, chained to a hospital bed, being dragged away while she watched helplessly. Her unborn child, innocent, vulnerable, already marked as leverage in a war she never chose.“You said sealing it would save him,” Amelia whispered.Philip nodded. “It will. The moment the system is sealed, the pressure stops. The charges disappear. They’ll release him.”“And the truth?” Amelia asked, her voice cracking. “All the crimes. All the people Lawson destroyed.”Philip looked aw
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