Chapter 43: Shadows of the Past
Nathaniel’s POV
As I got out of the vehicle, I looked up at the expansive grape estate, its stone facade glistening in the late afternoon sun. Though I believe my perspective has altered over the years, not much has changed. This location had seemed like a fortress in the past—cold, uncompromising, and only Adrian's territory. Now, after all this time, more than just the structure loomed enormous as I stood here.
He was the one.
Even as children, Adrian had always cast a long shadow. The youngster with the golden hue. The successor. The one who was prepared to bear the Blake family's heritage. Me? The younger brother stayed near enough to remind me of my position and to remind him of his duties, but I was the afterthought.
However, it wasn't the reason
