For a moment, Adrian didn’t respond.Not because he couldn’t—but because he didn’t understand.“You’ll see,” Elena had said.Not a warning.Not a threat.Just certainty.Rowan caught it immediately.He leaned slightly toward her. “You already did something.”Elena didn’t answer.But she didn’t deny it either.Lucian’s voice came through, sharper now. “Okay, I need to know what I’m looking at, because something just changed.”Cassandra followed, more focused than before. “I’m seeing irregular movement across multiple sectors. It’s not coordinated… but it’s not random either.”Victor’s tone remained calm. “Explain.”Lucian exhaled. “It’s like… resistance.”Rowan frowned. “Resistance to what?”“To him,” Lucian said. “To the consolidation.”Adrian’s gaze shifted slightly, his attention turning inward—not to the room, but to the data only he could see.For the first time—his focus broke.Elena watched him.Carefully.“You centralized control,” she said quietly. “But you removed flexibili
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