Damien arrived at 2:17 a.m.Kai had fallen asleep on the couch waiting for him, one of Damien’s shirts draped over his shoulders like a blanket. The sound of the elevator doors opening jolted him awake. He sat up, heart already racing, and the sight that greeted him made his stomach twist.Damien looked like he’d been through a war.His shirt was untucked, collar open, sleeves rolled unevenly. There was a cut on his lower lip like he’d bitten it too hard during whatever hell had unfolded in that boardroom. But it was his eyes that hurt the most — hollow, exhausted, carrying the kind of defeat that no amount of money or power could hide.Kai stood up slowly. “Tell me.”Damien didn’t speak at first. He crossed the living room like a man walking through deep water and dropped onto the couch, elbows on his knees, head hanging low. Kai moved beside him without hesitation, pressing close, one hand resting on the back of his neck.“They voted,” Damien finally said, voice hoarse and scraped r
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