Ethan’s POV
The hallway outside the boardroom felt colder than the victory inside.
Executives parted like the Red Sea as we walked, heads bowed, whispers dying the moment I glanced their way.
Headlines were already hitting the wires....Harlow destory Vanguard in Brutal Boardroom Coup....and my phone buzzed nonstop with notifications. Power never felt so absolute.
Aria slipped her hand into mine, squeezing lightly. She looked up at me, eyes bright with genuine awe.
“You were unstoppable in there,” she said, voice soft but laced with pride. “I’ve never seen anything like it.”
I stopped, pulling her into a shadowed alcove just before the elevators. My hands framed her face, thumbs brushing her cheeks. “None of it matters without you beside me,” I murmured, leaning down to brush my lip
