IVORY POV
Daniel and I had been inseparable, even if it was only through a screen. We texted every single day, and our video calls would stretch for hours until my phone got hot against my ear. He kept telling me how exhausted he was because his dad was piling a mountain of tasks on him.
When I pressed him for details, he got evasive, shifting his phone so I couldn't see the stress in his eyes. I went quiet, giving him a few seconds to just think and breathe. Finally, he admitted it, he was undergoing a brutal crash course in leadership.
He was being molded to lead a billion-dollar business empire.
A few days later, the text I had been waiting for finally popped up. “Come over to my place tonight. I want to show you something.”
I was thrilled. I spent the next four hours raiding my cl
