Keira
The call with the Nortech director happened three days later, and this time I sat at the head of the table instead of on the sidelines, Monica beside me instead of speaking for me, all six of them gathered close enough to make clear this was a united front, not six separate negotiations happening under one roof.
"I want to be direct," the director said, his earlier corporate polish notably more careful this time around. "Given the reaction to your public confirmation, we'd like to discuss a partnership that centers your story authentically, rather than manufacturing drama the way the docuseries attempted to."
"What does authentic mean to you," I asked, "given your track record so far?"
He had the decency to look uncomfortable at that. "Full consent on every piece of content. Adva
