ALEXANDER

I breathed heavily as though I had just stopped running a five-hundred-meter race. A year this turbulent ought to be bright after the whole trouble.

I took a deep breath and pushed open the door and stepped back into the conference hall. The media had so much to feast on that no matter how much we paid for the stories to be brought down our competitors will stay ahead of us for the time being.

I made sure my face was void of emotions; I couldn't afford the media carrying my ...