The Unspoken Accord
The name dropped into the silence like a depth charge.
Mr. Thorne. William’s defeated, disgraced cousin. Not a lone wolf seeking corporate revenge. A member, likely a founding one of this purist consortium. His very public, vicious attack on Williams Holdings wasn’t just a business rivalry or personal grudge. It had been the consortium’s Phase One, a direct, overt assault to remove William. When it failed spectacularly, they had activated their quieter, more insidious assets: the inside man (Tunde) and the ideologue (Bryce).
Thorne’s defeat had not been the end of the war. It had been the end of the opening skirmish. He had been a spearhead, and behind him stood an entire, hidden army with d