The note felt like it was burning in my hand.
October 21st — Your 19th Birthday.
Dad drove us straight to his hotel. He didn't take me home or back to my dorm. It was as if he believed someone could be listening to us anywhere.
After locking the door, he sat on the edge of the bed and rubbed his face. He looked like he had aged ten years in just a few minutes.
"I thought he was gone," he said quietly. "I thought Harrison would stay hidden after Julian surrendered. He loves staying in the shadows. That's what makes him so dangerous."
"Start from the beginning," I said, sitting across from him. "Who is he really?"
Dad took a deep breath.
"Harrison is Richard's younger brother. But unlike Richard, he never cared about running the company. He wanted what the company could give him—power
