POV: ADRIAN VALEI call Luca at nine.Not a message. A call. Because what I am about to do deserves a voice and not a screen.He answers on the second ring. "Adrian," he says. The voice he always uses. Steady. Reliable. The voice of a man I have trusted in every room for seven years."I need to see you," I say. "This morning. Come to the penthouse."A pause. Not long. Not the pause of a man who has nothing to hide. The pause of a man who is calculating something."Of course," he says. "An hour.""An hour," I say.I end the call.I call Elara."The board document," I say when she answers. "Hargreaves's motion. I need you to reach him before nine tomorrow. Not to accuse. Not to reveal the source. Just to make clear that the procedural move he is planning is already known.""I will handle it," she says. "He will know before tonight.""Thank you," I say."Adrian," she says. "Luca.""This morning," I say.A pause. "Do you want me present.""No," I say. "This one is mine.""All right," she
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