Lucian’s POV

The board meeting was short but intense. Thank God, this time it was uneventful in the worst way. Usually, these meetings turned into shouting matches or people sneaking knives behind fake smiles. But today? Nothing like that happened. For once, everything went smoothly, almost too smoothly.

Ares sat next to me, which was a little unusual. Normally, he wasn’t that interested in these corporate bullshit talks. But today, his sleeves were rolled up, and his laptop was open in front of him. He was serious, calm, and focused, running through the final steps of the power transfer with the board members. He explained every detail, every last piece...