XAVIER POV

Power never dies, it just changes disguises.

My father taught me that before I even understood what it meant to lose your soul.

And now, as I sat in my office, the city glittering like a blade beyond the glass, I finally understood how deep his corruption went.

The fixer’s voice crackled through the encrypted line.

“Project Erebus isn’t just a fund,” he said. “It’s the artery that feeds every dirty deal your father ever touched bribes, shell accounts, offshore ...