KILLIAN
The recent acquisition of the Vikings?
Wouldn’t that be Shawn’s company?
The realization hit me like a physical blow, a sudden, blinding rush of adrenaline surging through my veins. My steps turned instantly hurried, my long strides eating up the distance as I backtracked out of the lobby and rushed back toward the entrance.
Annoyance began brimming within me—not at Elara, of course, but entirely at Shawn.
I knew that pathetic excuse of a man. I knew he would inevitably misbehave if Elara should ever stand directly before him, fueled by his bruised ego.
And why else would Elara head over there so unexpectedly?
Was it not because she wanted to see Shawn in person?
To look down and witness the utter, crushing defeat on his face as she cemented the punishment the managemen
