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The boardroom hums with the low drone of the projector and the dry rustle of papers. Fading afternoon light cuts through the slats of the blinds, painting stripes across the mahogany table and the weary faces of the executives around it. At the head of the table, I lean back into the leather of my chair, my fingers tapping a silent, impatient rhythm against the polished wood. My suit is perfectly tailored, but it does nothing to hide the coiled restlessness in my shoulders. The speaker at the podium drones on about quarterly forecasts, and my jaw tightens. Then my phone buzzes, a sharp vibration against my thigh. I slide it out discreetly. A half-lidded smirk touches my lips the instant I see your name on the notification. The image loads: lace, skin, you arranged deliberately across our…