For a moment after my name was spoken, no one moved.
Then Lina was on her feet.
She didn't scream. She didn't clap. She just turned to me, eyes bright and a little wet, and said, "You did it."
Her voice cracked like it surprised even her.
I let out a breath I hadn't realized I was holding. My hands felt steady, but something warm spread through my chest — not triumph exactly, more like relief layered with disbelief.
Selene didn't look at me.
She stood slowly, jaw tight, nails digging into the folder still on the table as if it had personally betrayed her.
One of the representatives cleared her throat, drawing the room back into order.
"Congratulations, Evelyn," she said professionally. "We'll proceed with the contract signing immediately. Legal will finalize the documents today. You'll be expected at Halcyon headquarters tomorrow morning at ten."
Tomorrow.
That word landed heavier than the announcement itself.
