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Chapter 34: The Silent Vanguard
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2026-06-10 18:05:40POV: Jovan
The heavy glass door of my office clicked shut, instantly severing the hum of the Miami office floor. The lingering laughter of the marketing team faded into a dull, pressurized silence.
I walked toward my desk, my steps feeling unusually light.
I sank into the leather chair, leaning back as the tension in my shoulders finally began to ebb. My fingers hovered over the keyboard for a moment. The monitor was still glaring with a half-finished quarterly report, a
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