Nathan’s POV

I felt overwhelmed by pain. It was like someone had reached into my chest, pulled out my heart, and held it up in front of me a la Mortal Kombat.

“Nathan. Nathan,” Samuel said, and shook me.

I looked at him in a daze. I heard sounds coming from him, but couldn’t make out the words.

“For fucks sake, Nathan,” Samuel yelled, “Snap out of it.”

The force in his voice cut through the fog. I looked around the room, and the only people left in the boardroom were Samuel, ...