Title: Glass and Ashes
"Your tenancy has officially expired, and the enforcement droids are already at the gates," Gerald stated coldly.
The heavy bronze doors of the main foyer vibrated as a low, mechanical rumble echoed from the outer perimeter of the estate. Madam Christ stared at her blinking wrist-interface, her expression frozen in an intricate mask of disbelief and pure rage.
"You lack the legal authority to execute an immediate displacement of a founding bloodline," Madam Christ hissed, her voice shaking violently.
"The authority was signed, verified, and stamped by the high magistrate exactly three hours ago," Laura countered immediately.
"This is an outright corporate ambush," Julian screamed, his pale face flushing with a sudden wave of manic desperation.
"An ambush
