The room remained submerged in twilight as the digital projection screen cast a blue glow over the dark mahogany table. Lucian Vale stood at the podium, his voice echoing with fluid confidence as he walked the board through Creation Systems’ final algorithmic encryption models.
Beside me, Damon sat motionless. His sharp profile was carved in shadows, his hand resting beside mine on the table.
I forced my attention back to my tablet, typing out operational notes on Creation Systems' infrastructure. I felt Damon’s heavy, unyielding gaze shift away from the projection screen and lock onto my screen.
Slowly, his broad hand reached across the wood. His long fingers didn't touch me; instead, he picked up the stylus resting near my palm and tapped a sharp, deliberate line across my live docume
