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Chapter 1: The Coldest Breakfast

Elena Vance infiltrates Julian Thorne’s penthouse to offer him the decryption keys to her company’s research archives in exchange for protection against her ex-husband’s hostile takeover. Julian accepts, but forces her into a public, transactional engagement that strips her of her autonomy, turning her into a tactical asset in his own war against the Vance estate.

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The Coldest Breakfast

The penthouse was a cathedral of glass and indifference, perched high enough above the city that the sirens below were merely a rhythmic, distant pulse. Elena Vance stood in the center of the marble floor, her heels clicking against the stone with a sharpness that felt like a challenge. She had not been invited, but she arrived with the precision of a woman who

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