Liam sat across the desk, his posture relaxed, a faint smile tugging at his lips as Daniel fumbled with the LUCID device.
It had been nearly ten minutes since Liam began explaining the fundamentals — what it could do, how it worked, what it meant. And yet, Daniel still hadn't managed to form a proper sentence.
The usually composed banker looked utterly shaken. His breath came shallow, his lips moved without sound, and his eyes darted between the black box on the desk and the calm young man sitting opposite him.
It wasn't possible. It simply wasn't, was what he had been telling himself for the past ten minutes.
"Sir…" Daniel finally managed, though his voice cracked. He stopped, closed his mouth, and exhaled sharply, trying to steady his racing thoughts.
