Sebastian’s POV.The main atrium of Knight Tower was a cavernous space of glass and steel, designed to intimidate. Usually, it was a thoroughfare. Today, it was an arena.Hundreds of employees stood shoulder to shoulder on the marble floor. The hum of their whispers sounded like the buzzing of a disturbed hive. They were waiting. They had heard the rumors, seen the emails, and witnessed the chaos of yesterday. They were expecting a resignation. They were expecting a scandal.I stood on the raised mezzanine overlooking the floor, adjusting my cufflinks. I looked down at them with the detached calculation of a general surveying a battlefield.Isabella stood slightly behind me, in the shadow of the pillar. She was trembling, though she held her posture rigid. I reached back, finding her hand without looking. I squeezed it once—hard."Ready?" I murmured."No," she whispered back."Good. Fear keeps you sharp."I walked out into the light.The moment I appeared at the railing, the buzzing s
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