Chapter 32: The Sovereign Counter
The morning sun hit the glass facade of the Rossi Global Tower like a sheet of polished gold, blinding the swarms of financial reporters gathered at the perimeter gates.
By 07:55 AM, rumor of the board’s emergency midnight coup and the impending drop in stock value had leaked to Wall Street. The atmosphere outside the flagship skyscraper was chaotic, vibrating with the frantic energy of a kingdom waiting to see if its king had truly been dethroned.
Inside the underground executive garage, a sleek, unmarked armored limousine pulled into the private bay reserved exclusively for the Chief Executive Officer.
The engine killed. The privacy glass remained completely opaque.
Inside the cabin, the silence was absolute. Damian sat perfectly still, dressed in a
