Chapter 50 —The Dismissal

Narrator:

The air in the office felt thick. Heavy. As if every particle were imbued with the relentless presence of Roman Adler.

Aylin closed the door behind her without taking her eyes off his back. He didn't turn around immediately. He kept his hands in his pockets, staring out the window with a calmness that, in him, always meant something worse. Something dangerous.

After a few eternal seconds, Roman finally turned around. His eyes caught hers instantly. Dark, cold,