CHARLES POV

Power doesn’t forgive weakness. It doesn’t forgive mistakes. and in my world, it doesn’t forgive softness.

That was why Tatiana was useful. She had just enough hunger to be reckless, and just enough loyalty to believe every word I fed her. A perfect balance the kind of pawn that thinks she’s a queen.

I sat behind my desk, the leather chair creaking as I leaned back, reviewing the papers spread across polished wood.

Not papers… lifelines, Threads of money, influence, ...