Lucian's POV
I stared at my phone for the hundredth time, watching my calls go to voicemail. Lexi wasn't just avoiding me, she was shutting me out completely. And with every unanswered call, every ignored text, I felt her slipping further away.
"Sir?" Marcus appeared in my doorway, looking as exhausted as I felt. "The board is requesting another meeting."
"Tell them to go to hell."
"Sir, with respect, that's not going to solve anything."
I looked up at him, seeing the concern in his usually impassive face. Marcus had been with me for eight years. He'd seen me through hostile takeovers, failed deals, and media scandals. But he'd never seen me like this.
"She's gone, Marcus." The words tasted like poison. "I finally found something that mattered more than this company, and I lost her b
