Chapter 54: The Edge of the Cliff

Kian had always known he was walking a fine line.

Between power and destruction. Between ambition and recklessness. Between who he used to be and who he was becoming.

And now?

Now, he wasn't sure if he was walking at all anymore—or if he was already falling.

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The next morning, the world felt different.

Not in a way anyone else would notice.

To the rest of the office, things were the same as always. People were moving through their usual routines, emails were being sent, meetings were being scheduled, conversations were happening in hushed tones near the coffee station.

But for Kian?

Everything had changed.

Because now, Mercer wasn't just watching him.

Now, Mercer had offered him something.

And worse?

Kian was actually considering taking it.

He sat at his desk, fingers drumming against the polished wood, eyes scanning his inbox without really reading anything.