114|Retribution-Part 1

It had been hours since Natalie left him with the contract, but Levi was still troubled by their meeting. She'd looked completely gutted as they'd wrangled over their terms, and he would have given her anything she wanted, but she'd asked nothing for herself, and it bothered him deeply.

He expelled another heavy sigh as he turned away from the window, picked up his Ironman figurine and listlessly twirled it in his hand. It was one of the few things that survived his carnage almost two months ago when he found out about Natalie's connection to Dreams.

"Are you going to tell me what's bothering you, or do I have to beat it out of you?" Mark looked up from his laptop briefly, a million questions shining in his dark eyes.

"Nothing!" Levi crashed back in his seat and gazed up at the ceiling. They were supposed to be going over the budget for the marketing promos, but if he had to look at one more spreadsheet and pie graph, he'd lose his mind. He wondered now how Natalie did it. She not onl