Charles’s POV

Legacy isn’t something you earn, it's something you take before anyone else can claim it.

And I’ve always been very good at taking.

Power doesn’t die, it just changes hands.

And I have no intention of letting mine slip.

The pen moved steadily across the page, my signature curling bold and final beneath the words Christian Zayne Black – Sole Heir.

I adjusted the cufflinks on my shirt, gold glinting under the soft glow of the office chandelier.

Across from me, my lawyer ...