Chapter 4 - THE NEW THREATThe first warning came disguised as a business proposal.
A developer named Harrison Cole began buying properties around the block.
One building.
Then another.
Then another.
Luxury apartments were coming.
Glass towers.
Private parking.
Rooftop lounges.
Everything designed to replace the old neighborhood with something wealthier—and far less familiar.
Frank Miller studied the documents.
“They're coming for us.”
Mia looked at him.
“How do you know?”
“Because nobody buys this much land without wanting the whole block.”
Brandon slammed a folder onto the table.
“Then we stop them.”
Mia shook her head.
“How?”
“Public pressure.”
“No.”
“Legal pressure.”
“No.”
“Then what?”
Mia looked at the neighborhood map.
“We prove we're worth protecting.”
Brandon frowned.
“You think a speech is going to stop a corporation?”
“No.”
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Mia placed her hand over the map.
“People will.”
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