diff --git a/crates/vnidrop/src/approval.rs b/crates/vnidrop/src/approval.rs
index 936c30a..8407e5e 100644
--- a/crates/vnidrop/src/approval.rs
+++ b/crates/vnidrop/src/approval.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ impl ApprovalService {
             .contacts()
             .is_blocked(&remote_endpoint_id)
             .await
-            .unwrap_or(false)
+            .unwrap_or(true)
         {
             // Indistinguishable from other refusals so probing cannot detect blocks.
             return self
diff --git a/crates/vnidrop/src/device_relationship/mod.rs b/crates/vnidrop/src/device_relationship/mod.rs
index df1a1c2..7c20ace 100644
--- a/crates/vnidrop/src/device_relationship/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/vnidrop/src/device_relationship/mod.rs
@@ -129,10 +129,11 @@ impl DeviceRelationshipService {
     }
 
     pub(super) async fn is_blocked(&self, endpoint_id: &str) -> bool {
+        // Fail closed: a store error must not admit blocked traffic.
         self.contacts()
             .is_blocked(endpoint_id)
             .await
-            .unwrap_or(false)
+            .unwrap_or(true)
     }
 
     /// Drop orphaned relationship grant secrets and disable rows whose secrets are gone.
diff --git a/crates/vnidrop/src/runtime/contacts.rs b/crates/vnidrop/src/runtime/contacts.rs
index 35b7fd6..2b48c15 100644
--- a/crates/vnidrop/src/runtime/contacts.rs
+++ b/crates/vnidrop/src/runtime/contacts.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl CoreInner {
             .contacts()
             .is_blocked(&peer_endpoint_id)
             .await
-            .unwrap_or(false)
+            .unwrap_or(true)
         {
             return Ok(false);
         }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl CoreInner {
             .device_relationships
             .forget(peer_endpoint_id.clone())
             .await?;
-        // Targeted transfers for this relationship only (ticket 10 fills in).
+        // Targeted transfers for this relationship only.
         // Invitation-domain shares are deliberately not cancelled here.
         self.cancel_targeted_transfers_for_peer(&peer_endpoint_id)
             .await?;
diff --git a/crates/vnidrop/src/runtime/targeted.rs b/crates/vnidrop/src/runtime/targeted.rs
index 007ae6b..e2ebe86 100644
--- a/crates/vnidrop/src/runtime/targeted.rs
+++ b/crates/vnidrop/src/runtime/targeted.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,17 @@ impl CoreInner {
                 .push(peer_endpoint_id.to_string());
         }
         self.targeted_offers.discard_from(peer_endpoint_id).await;
+        let protocol_ids = self
+            .targeted_store()
+            .protocol_ids_for_peer(peer_endpoint_id)
+            .await?;
+        // Signal active transfers synchronously before awaiting share teardown.
+        for protocol_transfer_id in &protocol_ids {
+            let _ = self.take_active_transfer(*protocol_transfer_id);
+        }
+        for protocol_transfer_id in &protocol_ids {
+            let _ = self.cancel_idle_or_share(*protocol_transfer_id).await;
+        }
         self.targeted_store().cancel_by_peer(peer_endpoint_id).await
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/vnidrop/src/targeted_transfer/inbox.rs b/crates/vnidrop/src/targeted_transfer/inbox.rs
index dbed28a..2b4ab57 100644
--- a/crates/vnidrop/src/targeted_transfer/inbox.rs
+++ b/crates/vnidrop/src/targeted_transfer/inbox.rs
@@ -187,10 +187,6 @@ impl TargetedOfferInbox {
         }
     }
 
-    #[allow(
-        dead_code,
-        reason = "called via cancel_targeted_transfers_for_peer for ticket 09"
-    )]
     pub(crate) async fn discard_from(&self, endpoint_id: &str) {
         let ids: Vec<String> = {
             let pending = self.pending.lock().await;
diff --git a/crates/vnidrop/src/targeted_transfer/mod.rs b/crates/vnidrop/src/targeted_transfer/mod.rs
index 59883e8..7732447 100644
--- a/crates/vnidrop/src/targeted_transfer/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/vnidrop/src/targeted_transfer/mod.rs
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ impl TargetedTransferStore {
         rows.into_iter().map(row_to_transfer).collect()
     }
 
-    #[allow(
-        dead_code,
-        reason = "called via cancel_targeted_transfers_for_peer for ticket 09"
-    )]
     pub(crate) async fn cancel_by_peer(&self, peer_endpoint_id: &str) -> Result<u64, VnidropError> {
         let now = now_ms();
         let result = sqlx::query(
@@ -180,6 +176,26 @@ impl TargetedTransferStore {
         .map_err(VnidropError::repository)?;
         Ok(result.rows_affected())
     }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn protocol_ids_for_peer(
+        &self,
+        peer_endpoint_id: &str,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u64>, VnidropError> {
+        let rows = sqlx::query(
+            r#"
+            SELECT protocol_transfer_id FROM targeted_transfers
+            WHERE sender_endpoint_id = ?1 OR receiver_endpoint_id = ?1
+            "#,
+        )
+        .bind(peer_endpoint_id)
+        .fetch_all(&self.pool)
+        .await
+        .map_err(VnidropError::repository)?;
+        Ok(rows
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|row| row.get::<i64, _>(0) as u64)
+            .collect())
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]