Asher’s POV

I sat in my office, staring out at the city skyline, my thoughts a chaotic mess. The disaster at the last meeting wouldn’t leave my mind. The company board did not have faith in me.

Some investors had walked out, disgusted by the company’s ties to the mafia. I had tried to salvage the situation, offering reassurances, but their expressions had been unreadable, their minds already made up.

I needed to act fast. If I didn’t, I would lose the majority of our investors, and the company would crumble. That wasn’t an option.

The company was our legacy; the sacrifices made were too much to let everything fall...