Thorn of obsession
KIERAN'S POV
The meeting was dragging on longer than it needed to.
Dmitri Volkov's lieutenant was making excuses about the delayed shipment. Again. I sat at the head of the conference table, half-listening to his stammering explanations about port security and customs delays.
Dante stood behind me, silent as always. A living reminder of what happened to people who wasted my time.
"Mr. Thorne, if you could just give us another week"
"You've had three weeks," I said, cutting him off. "The contract was clear. The timeline was clear.