Kaelen POV
I have always known who I am and what I am meant for.
So much more than regular.
From the time I was a boy, my father told me: "You are an Aaron. You are not like other children. You will lead. You will rule. You will be feared."
I believed him.
I knew what I signified in my family and in society in general. The name Aaron means power. Means money. Means blood.
I was born to be the don.
But now, standing in the abandoned warehouse with Elara's gun pointed at my chest, I wonder if I was born for something else entirely.
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"Elara. Put the gun down."
"No."
"You do not want to do this."
"You do not know what I want."
She steps closer. Her sea‑glass eyes are wild. Her hand shakes, but the gun stays steady.
"I want my son back. I want my life back. I want you to suffe
