Chains Of His Empire

ss, his silhouette framed against the city lights, a man carved from marble and ice. At thirty-five, he had built an empire that rivaled nations Thorne Global sprawled across continents, it

d respect and fear in equal measure. The Rolex on his wrist cost more than most people earned in a year. His tailored suit was Italian silk, his shoes handmade by arti

at abandoned boy again the one whose mother had walked out without a goodbye, whose father had stolen from his own family, whose sister had looked at him with accusation in her eyes.

burn down his throat was familiar, almost comforting. This was how he survived through control,

waiting for permission. They had worked together for twelve years, and Marcus was one of the few people Juli

hour. It was nearly midnight, but in Julian's world, business never truly stopped. "The family's financ

it was connected to Richard Vance, who had worked with Elias Thorne, the man responsible for destroying Julian's family. Elias had been the architect of the scheme that had sen

r?" Julian asked, his v

's intelligent, passionate about art, and completely unaware that her family is in financial trouble." Mar

damage in a war that had been raging for years. The fact that she was intelligent and passionate only made

"I want the gallery's financial situation

concern, perhaps, or disapproval crossing

e knew better. Life was a game played by those ruthless enough to win. Love was a fiction perpetuated by the weak

g that something was about to change. It was a premonition, a whisper of warning that he chose t