Alaric Dale Compton stood silently in his corner office, staring at the massive window overlooking the city. Lights flickered below, but to him, the skyline seemed dimmer, weighed down by the shadows of crisis. The notification on his phone flashed again—Compton Holdings’ stock had dropped another five percent. Panic whispered in the edges of his mind, but he swallowed it down, forcing the familiar mask of control. "Not now. Not in front of them." He turned to face the boardroom where his executives were already gathered, faces tight with worry. Victoria Andersen’s sharp gaze cut across the room, subtle yet unmistakable—her smirk said everything: “I told you this would happen.” Alaric’s chest tightened. Dylan Fernandez’s email had been waiting for hours: a meticulously crafted report highlighting every weak decision, every tiny mistake, every opportunity lost. Dylan’s tone was polite but deadly. Every line a sting, a reminder that some enemies were invisible, calculated, and patien
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