Sloane's POVBy six o'clock in the evening, the last light of dusk washed over the executive penthouse in deep violet and cool slate blue. Outside, the capital moved under the silent, absolute authority of the Zenith Protocol. Unmanned freight trains carved silver arcs through the lower city grid, power conduits hummed at perfect baseline frequency, and cargo vessels slid from the harbor docks in an unbroken, automated rhythm.I stood behind the central glass console in a tailored, obsidian-black sheath gown. The heavy emerald pendant at my throat glowed faintly under the silver ambient light of the global display arrays. Across four continents, every trade corridor, transit line, and liquidity pool was locked into our primary server network."The evening reconciliations across all international banking sectors have closed with zero exceptions, Mother," Alexander reported, stepping onto the mezzanine platform. He wore his crisp, three-piece navy suit, his expression calm, disciplined,
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