The files went live across seventeen international platforms simultaneously, authentication protocols confirming their legitimacy within minutes. Tony watched verification timestamps cascade across his screens while the world began processing fifteen years of Anderson family secrets laid bare in digital permanence.
"Publication complete," Tony announced. "Every major news outlet has the files. There is no suppressing this now."
Ral stared at his phone where Marcus's bloodied face had appeared moments before Sarah Mitchell's ultimatum. Forty-three minutes remained before she executed his uncle on camera, but the leverage she had demanded no longer existed. The files were public, irretrievable, spreading across the internet faster than any force could contain.
"She is going to kill him an
