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Bound By The Desk 92: Damage Control
Zephyr's POVThe conference room feels colder than usual. The long table is full. Department heads, legal, PR, and two senior board members who insisted on being present. Screens on the wall show the live stock chart. The red line is still falling, slower now, but still moving the wrong way.Vorian stands at the head of the table. He has not sat down once. His voice is steady and clear.“The story is false,” he says. “There is no offshore account. Not under my name, not under any company linked to me. This is a deliberate attempt to damage NexusVibe’s reputation and my personal standing. We will respond with facts, not emotion.”The head of PR, a woman named Rachel, nods quickly. “We have a draft statement ready. We can release it within the hour.”“Release it,” Vorian says. “And prepare for follow-up questions.”Legal speaks next. “We are already tracing the original post. It came from a small finance blog that has posted similar unverified claims before. We are building a case for d
Bound By The Desk 91: First Call
Vorian's POV The phone rings while the room is still dark. I reach for it without opening my eyes fully. Silas’s name is on the screen. That alone tells me something is wrong. He never calls this early unless the building is on fire.I answer. “What is it this time?” I ask.Silas does not waste time. “Someone leaked a story that you have a secret offshore account. The media is running with it hard, and our stock is already dropping fast.”¹¹I sit up. The sheets fall away. My mind clears in less than a second. “How bad is it?”“Bad bad,” he answers. “There are headlines on every major business site and investors are reacting. The PR is waiting for orders. Zephyr is already here with me.”I put the phone on speaker and open my laptop. The screen light is harsh in the dark room. I type my own name. The results load instantly.“NexusVibe CEO Linked to Secret Offshore Account”“Vorian Rex Faces Questions Over Hidden Foreign Holdings”“Shares Slide as Allegations Hit”I scroll through the
Bound By The Desk 90: Dawn Collapse
Silas’ POV My phone rings before the sun is fully up. The sound cuts through the dark room like a blade. I grab it without opening my eyes and press it to my ear.“What?” I say. My voice is rough.It is my personal secretary. She sounds wide awake and nervous. “Mr. Silas, I am sorry to call this early, sir, but something is wrong. You need to check the media right now.”I sit up. The sheet falls to my waist. “What kind of wrong are we talking about, just tell me what is wrong.”“Just check,” she says. “Please.”I do not hang up, “Wait a minute then.” I reach for the laptop on the nightstand, open it, and wait for the screen to light up. The blue glow fills the room. I type quickly. News sites, business pages and social media.The headlines hit me one after another.“NexusVibe CEO Linked to Secret Offshore Account” “Vorian Rex Under Investigation for Hidden Foreign Holdings”“Stock Plummets as Allegations Surface Against Tech Titan”I stare at the words and my stomach turns cold. I
Bound By The Desk 89: Home Lunch
Zephyr's POVThe smell of my mother’s cooking fills the whole house. I sit at the dining table with my elbows on the wood. It feels strange to be here in the middle of the day after Paris. My body is still on another time zone, but the noise of home pulls me back fast.My mother sets a full plate in front of me and wipes her hands on her apron. “Eat,” she says. “You look like you have been surviving on airplane food and stress.”“I am fine,” I answer.She gives me a look. “You disappear for two days, come back with that soft smile on your face, and tell me you are fine. Sit properly and eat.”My sister drops into the chair across from me. “She has been saying that since you walked in,” Selene says. “You would think you were gone for a year.”“I was gone for two days,” I reply.“Two days too long,” my mother says. “It is good to have both of my children at the table at the same time. This almost never happens anymore.”My father comes in from the living room and takes his seat at the h
Bound By The Desk 88: The Real Owner
Miles’ POV The restaurant is expensive and quiet. Dark wood. Low lights. Heavy curtains that keep the city noise outside. I sit across from Nathaniel Holt with a glass of red wine I have barely touched. He is already on his second drink. His hands move too much. His eyes keep checking the door.I watch him with growing irritation.“You need to calm down,” I say.Nathaniel leans forward. “Calm down? Vorian is getting closer. I got word today that his people pulled deleted files. They are looking at the transfers. They are looking at the keycard.”I take a slow sip of wine. “I know what they are looking at.”“Then you know we are in trouble,” he says. His voice is rising. “If he connects everything to HoltTech…”“He will not,” I cut in.Nathaniel shakes his head. “You did not see his face in that last board meeting. He is not guessing anymore. He knows someone inside is feeding us information. It is only a matter of time before he points at me.”“And how did you know about his face in
Bound By The Desk 87: Under the Tower
Vorian's POV The car drops us near a quiet street in the 7th arrondissement. I place my hand on the small of Zephyr’s back as we walk toward the restaurant. It is small, with dark wood and warm light spilling onto the sidewalk.Inside, the host leads us to a table near the window. Zephyr sits across from me. The black shirt looks even better under the low lights. He glances around once, then back at me.“This is perfect,” he says.“I hoped you would like it,” I answer.We order simply. Wine for him. Water for me. Food that takes time to arrive. I do not mind. I watch the way he looks at the menu, the way he smiles at the waiter, the way his shoulders finally relax. For the first time in weeks, neither of us is waiting for a phone to ring or a door to open without warning.Halfway through the meal, two young women at a nearby table keep glancing over. One of them whispers to the other. I notice, but I do not react. Zephyr notices too. He raises an eyebrow at me.“They are staring,” he
Bound By The Desk 47: Family Lights
Zephyr’s POVThe door snaps closed behind me, and the soft glow of the family room greets me like a focus.Selene rises quickly, hands folded, her black hair tied up in a messy bun, gaze squinted with that protective stare she has mastered since we were kids.Dad rests on the worn tan recliner, his
Bound By The Desk 18: Echoes in the Shadows
Zephyr’s POVI am sprawled on the couch in Vorian’s office, my laptop balanced on my knees, cross checking employee access logs with Silas, who is slouched beside me, tablet in hand, scrolling through data.The room is tense, the investigation of the leak hanging over us like a storm, but Silas kee
Bound By The Desk 6: Pulse of the Kiss
Zephyr’s POV“Get it together, Zephyr,” I mutter, slouched at my cubicle in NexusVibe’s silent office, the glow of my screen cutting through the dark. The city's horizon shines outside, but my mind is stuck on Vorian; his lips crashing into mine, his hands grasping my waist, his scent, all fragran
Bound By The Desk 5. Fire in the Fight
Vorian’s POV “Time is slipping away from me,” I murmur, checking at my timepiece. Six o’clock; NexusVibe’s shutting hours, and I am deeply involved in AI contract outlines. The office glows with Chicago’s skyline, but my mind is stuck on that damn red-ink envelope from last night. No answers, just
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