"Tonight," I repeated, sitting up fully now, sleep gone entirely. "Why would they move it up?"
"Because something spooked them." Noah was already standing, pulling his jacket from the back of the chair, his mind clearly running through possibilities faster than he could voice them. "Either Griffin got wind of the press release and wants to move before more information becomes public, or Ryan pushed for it, trying to lock something down before his nerve fails entirely."
"Can you stop it now?"
"I don't need to stop it. I already took away what he had to sell." Noah paused at the door, something calmer settling over his features despite the late hour. "This isn't a fire, Jasmine. It's just Ryan realizing the ground shifted under him faster than he expected. Let him have his meeting. It won
