t, her mind assailed with questions, anxieties, and a strange euphoria. Yesterday's interview had left her with a taste of elec

young woman who had nothing more than her ideas and stubborn ambition. But why? Part of her wanted to believe

wards her. All these men and women in impeccable suits seemed sculpted from the same bl

lready sitting, like a king in his kingdom. He didn't look up immediately, pretending to be absorbed i

ly said, his voice ringing like

was not by submission, but by strategy. Nathan was a man who

e prepared," he said finally,

presentation she had prepared urgently focused on a diversification strategy for one of the company's branches. It was ri

nking together statistics, graphs and innovative proposals. The further she advanced, the more she felt the tension in the room. Some of the executives

finally murmured

elt a wave of relief mixed with elation. But Nathan's gaze didn't le

» he asked, his t

gaze, refusin

ure, with minimal losses and valuable lessons. St

against all expectations, Nat

guts, Mi

han formally introduced him to his team, although most executives seemed reluctant to accept

claiming to want to discuss her ideas in more detail. But it

asked, his tone almost mocking as he w

, hesitating between laug

id? she replied, her

ghtly, his fingers cr

Alessia . Those who enter my world e

e. Was it a threat? Any warning?

n't loo

tter get s

intense dance. Nathan finally

know that that doesn't

ating. Alessia left her office with a mixture of triu

o enjoy pushing her to her limits, giving her impossible missions and watching how she

working late in her office,

t," he said, leani

surprised but n

rn," she replie

gaze fixed on her as if t

intimate, "people like you are rare. Those who dare to def

nding, but she di

asked softly. "What makes

pression unreadable, the

for something I h

, leaving her alone with her thought

matter how professional it was, would never be easy. Nathan Drake was playing