The drive back to the family estate ended up being extremely quiet, with Harris occasionally stealing a glance at him. Neither brother spoke a word, and Kade plastered on an expression that warned not to push further.
“Still mad?” Harris finally asked, breaking the silence.
Kade’s lips curved into something that wasn’t quite a smile. “At who? Dad? You? The universe?”
“Pick one.”
“Then… all three.”
Harris shook his head, resting an elbow on the car door. “You know, one of these days, your sarcasm is going to get you punched.”
“Wouldn’t be the first time,” Kade muttered, eyes fixed on the winding road ahead.
The mansion was an intimidating sprawl of stone, glass, and authority. Even from a distance, it screamed everything their father stood for. Control, power, and pride.
The guards
