The Promotion Trap

Killian’s POV

The boardroom was thick with the scent of expensive cologne and the suffocating stench of fear.

I sat at the head of the long, polished mahogany table, my fingers steepled in front of my face. Along the sides, the members of the board sat like statues, their eyes darting toward me and then away, as if looking at me for too long might cause them to spontaneously combust. They were a