Elena’s POV

I am sitting beside Cole’s desk, my legs tucked under me on the chair, watching the IT team move around the office with focused urgency, their screens filled with lines of data I barely understand, their voices low and clipped as they trace the leak that has shaken Cole’s company. The air feels heavy, tense, as if everyone in the room knows this is not just a technical problem but a betrayal, something personal that cuts deeper than numbers and files.

Cole is standing a few ...