SiennaThe tactical monitors in the war room cast a cool blue glow across the glass drafting table.I stood beside Dominic. We both stared at the digital document Carter had displayed on the main screen. It was a formal legal injunction filed by the three surviving Elders of the Regional Council.They were stripped of their armies, but they still had their lawyers."Read the terms," Dominic commanded quietly. His jaw was tight with restrained anger.Carter adjusted his glasses and pointed to the second paragraph of the document."The Elders are executing the default clause on Julian's old lease," Carter explained grimly. "They officially claim total ownership of the Vanguard corporate district. They are demanding that Obsidian cease all demolition and redesign efforts immediately. If we touch a single brick of those buildings, they will petition the regional courts to freeze all Obsidian assets.""They want to choke us financially," I realized. My stomach twisted with frustration. "Th
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