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Although the news of Julian's release date came as a massive shock to Von and Emily, it didn't disrupt their flow. Emily simply stared at the glowing screen of her phone for a long, silent minute before she tossed the device onto the dashboard.
It was clearly an underhand tactic. West World Records had eyes everywhere; someone at the distribution company had likely leaked their scheduled date to Rayan West.
It was a calculated move designed to make sure Von's independent single didn't blow up. They wanted to drown him out.
But there was absolutely nothing they could do about that now. The dates were already locked in with their distributor, the pre-save links were live, and backing down would signal defeat. They had no other choice but to proceed at the exact same pace.
"We don't flinch," Emily said, her voice dropping to a dangerous tone as she started the van's engine. "They want to bury us? Fine. We'll make them sweat for it."
