Ronan reversed the transfer himself by Tuesday morning, using his own authority as head of the strategy division to override the reassignment before it ever took effect. It was a small act, technically within his rights, but everyone on the floor understood exactly what it meant. He had chosen a side, publicly, in a conflict most people had only whispered about until now.
Ivy stayed at her old desk that morning, relief and fear tangled together in her chest as she watched people notice, watched the whispers start again, quieter this time, more careful, like everyone sensed something bigger was moving beneath the surface of the building.
Selena found her at lunch, alone in the break room, and for once her expression didn't carry its usual careful armor.
"You should know he's putting hims
