The Threat and the Bench

POV: NORA

Sitting rigid in the leather office chair, I meet Viktor’s steely, predatory gaze head-on. "What happens if I say no?"

He shrugs, rolling his broad shoulders against the tailored fabric of his suit, treating this like just another mundane business transaction. "If you decline, I let you go with a generous severance package. You receive a glowing letter of recommendation, and we maintai