Vortiger Tower – Executive Boardroom, 11:42 A.M.
Cassien had closed more deals than most men his age dared to dream of. He had built empires with a handshake and crushed takeovers with a mere clause.
But today, the document before him felt heavier than any billion-dollar acquisition.
On the surface, it was just a simple contract.
Selene Morane: Personal Strategic Advisor to the CEO of Vortiger International.
Term: Indefinite. Compensation: Negotiable. Confidentiality: Absolute.
But the ink didn’t matter as much as what lay beneath it.
He was asking her to stay.
To stay close, where he could protect her, watch her, and perhaps, trust her again.
Selene sat across the table, her fingers skimming over the pages slowly, carefully. The silence weighed heavily in the air, almost r
