The Nova Empire executive floor was eerily quiet when I returned. The security detail Maxwell had arranged maintained a respectful distance, but their watchful eyes tracked my every movement. I'd ordered a complete lockdown of all company information systems within minutes of leaving the meeting with Luca.
Kade was waiting in my office, pacing like a caged animal. He stopped when I entered, his expression a mixture of concern and barely contained fury.
"You shouldn't have been alone with him," he said, not bothering with pleasantries.
"I know how to handle him Kade," I replied, setting my bag down and sinking into my chair. "What's the status on the server access?"
Kade's jaw tightened, but he followed my lead to focus on business. "Sarah's team isolated the breach. We have confirmatio
