Chapter Twenty-TwoCracks in the Glass
The next move wasn’t loud. It was surgical. Julian lost a contract. Not publicly. Quietly. A partnership he’d secured months ago dissolved “due to strategic restructuring.” It wasn’t coincidence. It was punishment. Julian read the termination letter twice. Then handed it to Amara. She didn’t look surprised. “They’re isolating you,” she said. “Yes.” “And they think you’ll blame me.” He looked up sharply. “I don’t.” “I know,” she said softly. “But that’s the strategy.” Divide. Isolate. Destabilize. Old tactics. Very effective ones. ⸻ By afternoon, two more subtle shifts occurred. A board member resigned. An investor paused funding. Julian’s world wasn’t collapsing. But it was tightening. Pressure points. Measured. Intentional. ⸻ Amara hated that this was happe
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