Lena felt dizzy.
Her ears rang as if the room had tilted, reality slipping out from under her feet. Lana swore softly under her breath, eyes wide, her grip tightening protectively around her sister.
Zayn looked as if someone had struck him.
“You’re telling me,” he said slowly, dangerously calm now, “that two women who have never been involved in this company, who don’t even want to be here, now control a significant portion of Specter Industries?”
Alan met his gaze without flinching. “Yes.”
“This affects thousands of employees,” Zayn snapped. “The market—”
“Which is precisely why the clauses exist,” Alan replied. “And why they will be discussed in private, as Logan requested.”
Alexander ran a hand through his hair, visibly shaken. “Logan planned this,” he murmured. “He knew exactly
