"You don’t understand what I’ve done for this family!" Adrian’s voice boomed through the room, his frustration cutting through the tension like a knife.
Finlay stepped closer, his face a storm of anger and disbelief. "Protect the family? Don’t make me laugh. You’ve been working with The Broker—someone who’s been trying to destroy us from the inside out!"
The look sent a jolt running across Adrian's face, whereupon his jaw clenched, fists balling at his sides. "It's not quite like that, Finlay. The Broker came to me years ago. I did not have a choice."
"There's always a choice," Finlay spat icily.
"You think you know everything, don't you?" Adrian snapped, advancing on his brother. "Do you have any idea what it was like? After Dad died, after the empire fell into shambles, someone had t
