“She found me.” Jax allowed himself the smallest smile. “The Broker left a dead-man’s switch. A message that would only reach her after his death. Told her everything. Then gave her a choice: disappear forever, or come back and claim what was hers.”
Mira Vos was first. “The Silver Syndicate recognizes Jax Marren as interim authority. Conditional review in six months.” Power Vacuum Chapter 12 Official
She was hidden because she was never meant to rule. “She found me
She was hidden because the Broker had discovered, in his final years, that his only child was not an heir. Told her everything
Jax reached into his coat. Six hands moved toward holsters. He ignored them, placing a small datachip on the table. It glittered under the harsh lights.
A woman appeared. Mid-thirties. Sharp jaw. The Broker’s eyes—cold and calculating, even in recording. She stood in a bare concrete room, hands bound in front of her, but her posture was anything but defeated.
He pressed a second chip onto the table.