"It has been stuck at ninety nine percent for three hours." Victoria Price tapped her manicured fingernail violently against the monitor. Her face was pale with frustration. The glowing blue progress bar on the screen refused to move a single millimeter. They were attempting to upload the Royal Court joint album directly to AuraStream. AuraStream was the absolute, undisputed global monopoly for music streaming. Every single artist on the planet relied entirely on their proprietary servers to reach an international audience. "Refresh the gateway port again," Elias suggested from the plush leather sofa. "I refreshed the connection forty times," Victoria answered bitterly. "The file size is incredibly small. Our server connection is absolutely flawless. This digital block is entirely int

