*Eric*

We pulled up to the estate finally. It was close. Too close, considering we had Claire with us. I already knew I would burn the entire city to the ground if something happened to her. She only just came into my life, but without her, the careful self-control I’d created since taking over from my father would be gone with her last breath. I would turn into him, and the city would pay.

We stepped out of the vehicle. She immediately ran to the vehicle behind us, ...