Chapter 62 - the black envelope
Harper did not panic, nor did she scream for her armed corporate guards. Inheriting the cold, calculating composure she had forged through years of survival, she immediately pulled an encrypted tactical sidearm from her desk.
Marcus moved right beside her, instantly activating the secondary analog security grid. They moved as a flawless, highly lethal unit, entirely prepared to execute any intruder who dared threaten their peace.
Instead, a sleek, heavily encrypted drone hovered silently through the open doorway. It dropped a heavy, wax-sealed black envelope onto the pristine marble floor before instantly self-destructing into a pile of smoking ash.
Marcus approached cautiously, utilizing a specialized thermal scanner to ensure no explosives were present. He broke the ancient wax seal, pulling out a single piece of thick parchment to read.
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It contained an incredibly precise, detailed map of her highly classified overseas shipping routes, accompanied by a chilling sentence. The message demanded she surrender her automated fleet to the Syndicate immediately, or watch her legacy burn.
👉 read part 63 to witness the shadow offensive against the empire.
