The video haunted Liam all night.
He didn’t sleep. He couldn’t.
Nova curled beside him, peaceful in the afterglow of a war they thought they’d survived. But Liam knew better now. That video changed everything.
It wasn’t just about what Cassian had done.
It was about what he let happen.
The man Liam had called Brother. Mentor. Father figure.
And the man who stood still while a woman screamed for her life.
At dawn, Liam slipped from bed and walked barefoot to the kitchen.
Coffee brewed in silence.
His thoughts screamed louder than boiling water.
Cassian had made no mention of the video in the boardroom. No explanation. Just silence. A loaded file dropped into Liam’s inbox like a grenade.
Was it a confession?
A warning?
Or a dare?
He didn’t know.
But one thing was clear: the pa
