The Silent Contract: Code, clauses, and the kiss that breaks the NDA (Lust Empire #4)

Kristan D. Phelps

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The Silent Contract: Code, clauses, and the kiss that breaks the NDA by Kristan D. Phelps
In the mirrored offices of the tech elite, Lysander Colburn has carved an empire from code, capital, and control. His cybersecurity firm protects the secrets of governments and billionaires and he lets no one past his defenses. When a nameless prodigy insists on an airtight NDA before unveiling a breakthrough algorithm, Lysander signs… and meets Arun, a quiet genius whose encryption theories bend every known limit.
Late-night debugging becomes a conversation of its tension measured in how close they stand, pauses filled with meaning neither man wants to name. Arun sees past the headlines the ruthless founder, the boardroom predator and finds the man beneath the paranoia. Lysander sees more than brilliance in Arun’s clean logic and soft, haunted restraint. He sees the first person who might understand what it costs to build walls high enough to stay alive.
But brilliance attracts sharks. When the algorithm disappears from their servers, Arun becomes the scapegoat, and Lysander is forced to choose between protecting his empire or protecting the man who stopped being “just a contractor” days ago. Rumors spread. Partnerships crack. Two men who built their lives on secrecy face a question no audit or firewall can solve.
In a world where contracts buy safety and trust is the one thing you can’t insure…
Which is losing the code, or losing each other?
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