12.3 Alpha- By Eva Kiss | Our Red String -ch.

Julian is given an ultimatum by the record label: sell out the band’s artistic integrity for a viral hit, or watch Lena’s solo career implode due to a leaked sex tape (a plot thread from Chapter 11). The "Alpha" decision refers to Julian choosing to destroy the tape’s source—his own brother, a sleazy studio hand—by physically confronting him in a back-alley scene that is disturbingly cinematic.