Every time Veronica stepped through the towering glass doors of Thomas Global’s headquarters, the world seemed to shimmer around her—as if she were walking through a dream she’d been scripting in silence for years. Everything was sleek and gleaming, the lobby awash in golden sunlight spilling through the two-story windows, casting soft reflections on polished marble floors. Above the reception desk, the company’s name was carved in bold, metallic letters, but it was the directory board that stole her breath.
Mark Thomas, Chief Executive Officer.
She whispered his name in her mind like a prayer. Like a vow.
Veronica had spent the last three years reshaping herself—refining, reinventing, becoming. Every detail was intentional, curated to match the image of the woman she believed Mark migh
