Olivia

I arrived at Carter Enterprises before the sun had fully risen, the building still half--empty and quiet. The elevator ride to my floor felt longer than usual, my mind already churning through the Cornerstone materials I'd spent half the night reviewing.

Dylan wasn't in yet. I'd beaten even him to the office.

Good. I needed the silence, the space to think without interruptions.

My office smelled like expensive leather and the faint trace of yesterday's ...