LIAM’S POVThe first week on the cliff was a study in silence and protocol.My world narrowed to two rooms. The operations room, humming with data. And the main room, with its impossible view. I managed the empire from a console. Marcos was my eyes in the city. The numbers still flowed. Deals were made. Problems were solved. But it was all digital, remote. A ghost running a machine.Kaela was the constant between my two worlds. She moved between them, delivering reports, standing guard. She was a perfect instrument. She asked no questions. She simply performed.Alexandra Reed was the variable. The unpredictable element in my secure equation.She kept to her room for most of the first day. Shock, I assumed. On the second day, she began to move. She explored the permitted areas with the cautious steps of a zoo animal. She used the small gym, running on the treadmill with a fierce, focused energy. She stood for long periods at the great window, watching the sea change color.She did not
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