The Unspoken Accord
The European Gambit
The destination was Geneva, Switzerland, a city of immaculate precision, neutral politics, and discreet banking. The mission was securing a controlling stake in Aetheron Dynamics, a boutique European tech firm specializing in secure, proprietary ledger technology. The acquisition was essential to permanently insulating Williams Holdings from the kind of data vulnerability Thorne had exploited. For William, it was a crucial, defensive move; for Mimi, it was her first test as the CSIO on foreign soil.