The message remained on every screen.
24 HOURS UNTIL THE LAURENT EMPIRE FALLS.
Nobody spoke.
Because everyone in the room understood what it meant.
This wasn't a warning.
It was a declaration.
Someone wasn't trying to scare them.
Someone was telling them they had already started.
Damien stared at the screen.
His face was calm.
Too calm.
Ava had learned something about him.
When Damien Laurent was quiet...
That was when he was most dangerous.
"What happens in 24 hours?"
Alexander looked at his son.
"The board removes you."
Damien turned.
"What?"
Alexander walked closer.
"The