MAYA

The Metropolitan Hall was exactly the kind of place I used to see in the gossip columns back when Sullivan Logistics was still a respected name. It wasn't just the wealth in the room; it was the sheer amount of influence.

I saw a major network news anchor talking to a tech mogul near the bar, and a few feet away, a Broadway actress I’d admired for years was laughing with a well-known musician. These were people I’d spent my life seeing on screens—people I never believed I’d be standing in the same room with.

Technically, I was there as an assistant. But I knew the truth—I was just...