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Chapter 4: The Negotiated Truce

Elara and Julian form a tactical alliance after discovering the Vane board's role in the Vance family's ruin. Infiltrating the estate's private archives, they find proof that Clara is still nearby, forcing them into a high-stakes, close-quarters evasion of security that shifts their dynamic from exploiter-pawn to dangerous equals.

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