DANTE
I am in a routine board meeting. But my mind keeps drifting to Aria, sitting in the office next to mine.
She looked so fierce this morning. But I saw the fear beneath it.
Going to war is terrifying, even when you know you're going to win.
"Dante?" Liam's voice cuts through my thoughts. "Your thoughts on the Singapore expansion?"
I refocus. "Approved. But I want Viktor's team to vet the local partners more thoroughly. We can't afford another situation like Jakarta."
The meeting continues. But at 9:10, I excused myself.
"Something urgent?" one of the board members asks.
"Personnel matter. Sebastian can finish the presentation."
I head to the conference room where Marcus is waiting. HR is already there—Jennifer Park, our director. She's ruthlessly efficient and completely loyal
