front of me.
He never glanced at Harper. Nor did he acknowledge Eleanor.
Instead, the battle-tested security chief brought his heels together, clasped his hands behind him, and bent his torso into a crisp, ninety-degree bow of absolute, unwavering deference.
“Good evening, Madam Chairman,” Marcus’s baritone voice resonated through the vaulted space, deep enough to make the crystal chandeliers hum. “The building is completely secure. The Skyline Level has been fully cleared for your arrival. And the intruder you flagged on the fifty-ninth floor has been isolated according to your