Shattered Control

The crystal shattered with a sharp crack, the spilled liquid slithering across the polished table like a wounded snake. Declan slammed the broken glass down, his voice dripping with ice. "You call this service? A chipped glass? You're fired!"

The waitress, pale as a ghost, crumbled to the floor in apology. "I'm so sorry, Mr. Hawthorne! It won't happen again, I promise!"

Declan's scowl could curd