Kingdom Zero
Ethan, however, had done something far more difficult.
He had simply been honest.
Harper leaned back in her chair and gently intertwined her fingers, studying him the way she might study an unfamiliar equation.
"All right," she said. "Let's find out how you think."
Ethan Vale nodded once, a quiet resolve settling into his posture. "I'm ready."
She reached into a side compartment beneath the conference table and retrieved a thin gray tablet. With a few effortless taps across the screen, the wall-mounted monitor behind her flickered to life. The logistics diagram disappeared, replaced by a live operational dashboard.