Alyssa stood alone in the executive suite long after the city lights had softened into distant stars. The building that once felt like a battlefield now breathed in uneasy silence, as if even the walls were waiting to see what she would do next. Davin’s empire had collapsed piece by piece—his allies scattered, his power stripped down to a skeleton of influence. One final move remained.

And it was hers.

The board’s final vote had ended hours ago. The documents lay neatly stacked on the table before her, crisp pages that carried the weight of a man’s entire life. With one signature, Davin would be erased—financially, publicly, socially. He would...