Adrian’s POVI violently swept my arm across the mahogany desk, sending every single file, ledger, and coffee cup crashing onto the floor.Paperwork exploded into the air, fluttered down, and scattered across the hardwood. A ceramic mug shattered against the baseboards, hot coffee soaking straight into the rug."Two trucks in forty-eight hours, Ronan!" I roared, the sound tearing out of my chest with absolute, unbridled rage.I paced the length of my private club office, my heart hammering against my ribs, my hands balled into tight fists. The calm, refined academic mask I wore on campus was completely gone, ripped away by the sheer fury of watching my empire bleed out right in front of me.Ronan stood near the heavy wooden door. He didn't jump when the mug shattered, but his face was completely drained of color. He looked exhausted, his leather jacket dusted with gravel from the scene he had just come back from."I just got off the radio with the highway unit," he said, his voice fla
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