he had expected but still found pressuring. He tugged at his tie slightly, staring at the wall of monitors in front of him. Sicily was always temperamental. The logistics were tight

the sharp glow of overhead lighting. The meeting Damien had dumped on him that morni

y head said, voice clipped. "We need authorization to outsource fr

sk, fingertips steepled. He couldn

submit a report on resource redirection strategies and new supplier eval

athan's tone brooked no debate. One by one, t

ien's project and he was finding it hard to let it go lea

ply. His fingers were still drummi

ny killer " Conrad said wi

friend in a half hug. "And you're still always late

flopped onto the leather couch. "Bu

his eyes. "Then

obered. "Lorain

gettin

w clenched.

old lawyers, cross-referencing documents from years ago. She's being

r, hands in fists. "D

d if she keeps digging... We

ut a stop to this, before it goes any fu

row. "You're goin

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y. He was already

ed bookshelves. White marble floors. An abstract pain

phone, voice

r dinner at the mansion this weekend...

f her desk. She held up a single manicured finger, m

oo. Tell her to wear the d

ering a smile that didn't meet her eyes. "I assum

"I assume you know

d mocking. "Is there so

exactly wh

ey. "It's customary for us to vet a potential heir, especially

e to allow a stranger who i

hrough sealed files? Talking to old staff? Pu

head. "Oh, so y

. "You're playing

e Barcelona tech zone. Fluent in three languages. And yet this particular venture," she tapped a file on her desk, "th

just a beat. Bu

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e," Nathan said darkly. "

ng me, Nathan. I've survived in this family longer than m

So Flynn must have s

clearly a trigger. "You do

knows he was the start of your

ce. "Maybe. But I've crawled out of worse graves

said

me up, which means there is something to f

kened. "Then I gu

t pounding. In the hallway, Con

el

by talking to her

peed up the timeline. She's mo

this done before