~Elias~

The morning light through the boardroom’s frosted glass walls is blindingly sharp, cutting across the massive mahogany conference table like a blade. It is a critical project briefing, a room packed with senior stakeholders, financial advisors, and board members, all analyzing the commercial layout.

But I hear absolutely none of it.

My entire universe has narrowed down to the woman sitting directly across the wide expanse of the long table.

Alice is presenting. She stands at the ...