In the dimly lit living room, Ryan's eyes were glued to his phone as he scrolled through the news feed. The headline hit him like a moving train.
“Newly appointed Ruler Thompson Cole Arrested for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possession of Firearms."
“No,” Ryan whispered, his breath catching in his throat. His chest tightened as the weight of the revelation sank in.
He couldn't believe what he was seeing; how was that even possible? How was his grandfather found out? Who was bold enough to arrest him?
Ryan had thought with the position of his grandfather, they would be untouchable, but somehow it didn't look that way. All this made no sense to Ryan.
The phone suddenly slipped from his hands, hitting the hardwood floor with a thud. Ryan’s jaw clenched, his pulse thundering in his e
