DANTE

I am in a routine board meeting. But my mind keeps drifting to Aria, sitting in the office next to mine.

She looked so fierce this morning. But I saw the fear beneath it.

Going to war is terrifying, even when you know you’re going to win.

“Dante?” Liam’s voice cuts through my thoughts. “Your thoughts on the Singapore expansion?”

I refocus. “Approved. But I want Viktor’s team to vet the local partners more thoroughly. We can’t afford another situation like ...