For My Legacy, I Was Thrown to the Sharks

ve. My eyes scanned the room, landing on the doorway whe

orcer, the man who knew all the family's secrets. And, as I

dy. "You've served my mother for decad

e eyes fixed on me. The staff visibly relaxed, expecting him

He didn't look at Katherine, not

a low rumble. "What is the

a flicker of something – pride? calculati

, is who your mother designated. You are overwro

hock. This time, it was an expected pain, but it still cut deep. He was

vuncular, now pure steel. "Take Miss Ava to her rooms

ds, burly men I'd known since

n't f

e choked, stumbling back. The second one lunged. I used his momentum, redirecting him into a pricele

the chaos, br

ed. They knew I'd been trained, but they'd never seen m

e trembling, "That... that was the Corleone

bt. I saw it

perceptible guidance from behind Alexander, she suddenly launched

ttle too shrill. "Ava was always watching, lurking. She

His face was impassive,

away our family's most guarded s

me boiled over. I lunged at Marco, grabb

ches from his. "You dare betray

eyes cold. "She is to be