Marcus sat behind the heavy oak desk, sleeves rolled to his elbows, the top two buttons of his shirt undone. The role had settled on him like a second skin after three years of these nights. CEO, ruthless, in control. Lila stood across from him in the fitted black blouse and pencil skirt she'd picked up specifically for this, her dark hair pinned back but already starting to slip loose."You understand the position you're in," he said, voice even, almost conversational. He didn't raise it. That was the point. Control didn't need volume. He tapped a single key on the laptop between them, the screen showing fabricated emails she'd "sent" that afternoon. "These documents didn't walk out of the server room by themselves."Lila shifted her weight, letting one hip rest against the desk's edge. Her pulse was already higher than it should be for pretend. "I was protecting the company. You were about to sign away the merger to people who'll gut it."Marcus leaned back, watching her. The script
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