Lucius sat in his office, the weight of the conversation lingering in the air. Ethan had agreed to help him bring Liam Claude down, but there was still something about the man that didn’t sit right with him. Something deeper, something more personal.
After a long silence, Ethan broke the quiet, his voice filled with a mixture of resignation and bitterness. "You know, Lucius," he started, his eyes avoiding Lucius's intense gaze, "I’ve been meaning to tell you something. Something you might not know about me."
Lucius raised an eyebrow, intrigued but not entirely surprised. Ethan had already proven to be full of secrets, and Lucius knew there had to be more beneath the surface.
Ethan took a deep breath, and for the first time, he seemed vulnerable—like a man who had carried too many burden
