Chapter 5: The UnravelingThe silence in the office after hours was a living thing, broken only by the frantic clicking of Elara’s keyboard. Project Chimera was a beast, and its latest demand was a joint presentation for the board, a task that had forced their cold war into an uneasy, late-night truce.“The revenue projection slide is your section, Kingston,” Elara said, not looking up from her screen. “Unless you’ve delegated ‘basic math’ to an intern.”“I’m refining it, Archer. Something you’d understand if you thought beyond the immediate quarter.” Leo’s voice was gravelly with fatigue, the usual polished edge sanded down.