ALESSIO’S POV
The city looks different at night when you are about to risk everything
I stand in front of the glass wall in my office and watch the lights stretch across the skyline like scattered fireflies, calm on the surface but burning underneath
That is how I feel
Calm on the outside
Burning underneath
The board meeting ended two hours ago and the silence that followed has been louder than any argument
They think I will bend
They think pressure makes diamonds
They forget pressure also creates explosions
My phone vibrates on the desk behind me but I do not turn around immediately because I already know who it is
Sofia
She has been quiet all day and that quiet has been tearing at me more than the board threats or the investors calling for statements
When I finally pick up
