195. The Thought That Won’t Let Him Stay Still

Roman

The applause, the flashes, the noise, all of it fades the moment Roman steps back into his office. The silence that greets him is almost jarring.

For a few seconds, he just stands there, the door closing softly behind him, the world outside reduced to something distant and contained. The glass walls still overlook the city, still reflect power and control, still carry the illusion that everything within them is orderly and predictable. But ...