Chapter 20 - The Open Horizon
The morning sun rose over New York Harbor, casting brilliant golden light across the Manhattan skyline. From the private balcony of the Halcyon penthouse, I stood looking out at the endless expanse of blue water meeting the horizon.
My father walked out onto the balcony, handing me a steaming cup of coffee. “What are you thinking about, Evie?”
I took a sip, feeling its warmth spread through my chest, and smiled as the morning breeze caught my hair.
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“I'm thinking about the future, Dad,” I replied, my voice steady, clear, and filled with infinite possibility. “The board meeting is in an hour, and the world is wide open.”
As the city below us woke up to a new day, the story of the fallen CEO and the rising queen closed its final chapter—leaving behind an open horizon where anything was possible.
