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The hospital was bathed in the harsh, unflinching light of dawn, but the shadows within the Grayson and Bishop families only grew longer. As the high-stakes chess match between the "Demon CEO" and the "Ghost" reached a fever pitch, the cost of protection was finally laid bare.

Xavier Grayson remained silent for a long time, the smoke from his cigarette curling around him like a shroud. Finally