He leaned closer, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial tone. "I need your mind, Leo. Your vision. I'm not offering you a hundred thousand. I'm offering you the chance to build a company that will change the world. A company where you retain creative control, where your patents are sacred, and where your idealism will be protected, not exploited."
"What's the catch?" Leo asked, his eyes narrowing. He'd been burned too many times by promises.
"The catch is loyalty," Zayn replied. "Absolute, unwavering loyalty. This isn't just about business, Leo. This is a war. And I need soldiers I can trust. People who believe in something more than just profit. People who believe in justice. People who believe in a future where talent isn't crushed by greed."
Zayn pulled out a sleek, minimalist data
