Chapter 23

THIRD PERSON POV

The atmosphere inside the Mercer Group’s main boardroom was thick and dense with tension, unspoken frustration, and the silent fear no one dared to voice:

The company was leaderless.

The seat at the head of the table—the one Gideon’s grandfather had once occupied with quiet, commanding authority—sat hauntingly empty. And though Victor Mercer stood by the window, hands clasped b