The hum of the city outside was the only sound that filled the room, the air thick with the tension that hung between Malia and Nixus. It had been a week since she had been forced into a situation she had dreaded—the sudden appearance of an aggressive competitor threatening to crush her company's future before it had even fully taken off. The news had come like a punch to the gut, a surprise that rattled her foundation. The competitor was ruthless, known for pushing businesses out of the market with the same cold efficiency that Nixus had once used to build his empire.
Malia had spent days in her office, pacing back and forth, weighing her options. She couldn't risk letting this competitor take her down. Not after everything she had built. But she also couldn't afford to give up the control she had worked so hard for, especially not to the man who had betrayed her trust time and time again.
