C8 A Moment of Darkness
Ethan paced his office, the weight of regret gnawing at him. "I really messed up," he muttered under his breath, running a hand through his tousled hair. The events of the morning replayed in his mind like a relentless loop. The day had started on the wrong foot—first, a call from a potential partner demanding results in three days instead of the agreed three weeks
