Inappropriate Conduct
—when Jamie realized the stranger from Friday night was now standing at the front of the conference room in a charcoal-grey suit, sleeves rolled just enough to show a scar near his wrist, writing JULIAN BLACK, Creative Director on the whiteboard like it was no big deal.
She also saw Levi Black.
Julian’s younger brother. The one who showed up at Black + Lane like he had a permanent seat on the throne (technically he did—family ties, board seat, the kind of quiet power that didn’t need to shout). Tall, broad-shouldered, dark hair always a little too long for corporate, eyes that looked like they’d seen too much and decided the world wasn’t worth trusting. He carried himself like someone who’d