Selene's POV
I couldn’t have agreed more because this was a version of Dominic I have never seen before.
The silence that followed was so absolute, it felt like the walls themselves were holding their breath.
Dominic sat at the head of the table like an unshakable pillar, his hands tapped loosely on the table, eyes scanning the room with cool detachment.
Around him, the board members shifted uncomfortably in their seats, scribbling notes or avoiding eye contact altogether.
I swallowed hard, feeling Rachel tense beside me.
She leaned in slightly and whispered, “ He's really scary?”
Before I could answer, Dominic’s voice sliced clean through the tension.
“This program,” he announced, “is not a solitary venture. A few more women will be participating in it, selected through a rigorous
