The partnership meeting was scheduled for late morning in a glass conference room on the Harrison side of the building.
Alex hadn’t expected to be needed in person. A last-minute request from Silas put him in the chair next to Troy with a folder of risk notes and a pulse that refused to stay steady. Stolas sat across the table, two seats down from his father, expression professional and unreadable. When their eyes met at the start of the session, Stolas nodded once—civil, brief—and looked back at the agenda.
The meeting ran on schedules and deliverables. Alex spoke when spoken to. Troy contributed in short, precise points. Stolas did the same. No personal current crossed the table in any way a stranger could have named. When it ended, people stood, gathered devices, and began the usual p
