"This is a shameful path," Gray admitted under his breath, his voice carrying a tired weight that sounded heavier than anything he had said all day. The tension in his chest had been building since morning, and the realization that everything they had worked for was collapsing around them left a bitter taste he could not ignore.
After a moment he exhaled slowly and forced himself to continue. "Let's go see him. My company is already beyond saving, so I'll call my assistant and have every appointment canceled. There's no point pretending anything can still be fixed."
Riven leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling as though the answer to their disaster might somehow be written there.
The speed of their losses had spread faster than wildfire, and the humiliation waiting for them back at the pack felt worse than the financial ruin itself.
