CHAPTER 33
The Divide of Allegiances
Cassian had always been a master of control. Yet, as he stood in the war room of Bell Enterprises with monitors flashing news reports, leaks, and real-time data breaches, he felt something foreign prickling under his skin — helplessness.
“They’ve started leaking the second tier,” Ford reported, scanning the encrypted feed with tight eyes. “Board members are spooked. One already jumped ship to the Vanguard Group.”
Cassian stood with arms crossed, jaw ticking. “And Calla?”
“She’s with Kira,” Ford replied. “They’re at the secondary safehouse. We have full surveillance. No breach.”
Cassian nodded once but said nothing. It wasn’t enough.
Across town, Calla paced in the barebones safehouse.
Kira sat on the corner of the couch, flipping through a decry
