Three days passed in a blur of glowing screens and endless cups of black coffee.I barely left my new office. I spent hours reading the Obsidian source code. Dominic’s team was good, but they were very traditional. They wrote safe, predictable code. To beat Julian, we needed something aggressive. We needed software that moved faster than Vanguard’s system.Maya did not make it easy for me.On Wednesday afternoon, I requested access to the deep storage servers. Ten minutes later, my screen flashed red.ACCESS DENIED.I sighed loudly. I picked up my secure phone and dialed Maya’s extension. She answered on the first ring."Security," Maya said in a crisp tone."Maya, it is Sienna," I said calmly. "I need access to the deep storage servers. You blocked my request.""You only have clearance for the active project files," Maya replied smoothly. I could hear her typing on her keyboard. "Deep storage contains Obsidian pack secrets. I cannot let an outsider view those files without written pe
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