Chapter 48

LYDIA’S POV

It all happened too fast.

One moment, the woman was on her knees, trembling, begging. The next… Cassian was already pulling out his phone.

I barely had time to process the shift in his expression before he started making calls. Short. Precise. Cold.

“Yes… effective immediately.” A pause. “No exceptions.” Another pause. “Pull everything.”

My stomach dropped.

I didn’t need to hear the fu