Third Person’s POV
Kai shifted where he was seated, taking in Luca’s sincere expression.
He’d heard this story—or at least parts of it before but never from the first-hand source. It was Paola who’d given him the outline of history, sparing most of the gory details. Kai was sure he’d heard the watered down version and, for the first time, he’d have the opportunity to hear it straight from the source.
Kai had seen Luca fight before.
There had been disruptions in the past, quarrels with others of various kinds. Kai had lain witness to Luca’s severity, his innate ability to take control of any situation, to terrify even that old King Semerov who’d gotten too mouthy upon their last encounter.
The second brother, Paola had explained, was the one most fit for the thron
