(Lena’s POV)

The longer I stood outside that door, the more unbearable the silence between words became. It was the kind of silence that announced a decision was coming, one that would change everything.

I didn’t think. I just pushed the door open.

Every head turned.

The boardroom was a wide, gleaming space lined with glass and tension. A long mahogany table cut through the center like a blade, surrounded by twelve people who now stared at me as if I had walked into a courtroom instead ...