“Don’t you agree?” The voice echoed in the space between us, smooth and chilling, pulling me out of my thoughts. It wasn’t just a voice; it was the voice of someone who knew too much, someone who had been lurking in the shadows for far too long.
I turned slowly, the blood draining from my face as I caught sight of the man standing in the doorway.
It wasn’t Damien.
It wasn’t Robert.
This man… this was someone I hadn’t expected to see. Someone who should’ve been a distant memory in Alexander’s past.
“Jared?” I whispered, my breath hitching in my throat. My eyes searched his face, my mind struggling to comprehend what was happening. How could he be here? Why now?
Jared Hawke. Alexander’s estranged brother.
I hadn’t seen him in yearshadn’t even heard about him in months. He’d been a shadow in Alexander’s life, a ghost who had disappeared after a bitter falling out with his family. And yet, here he was, standing in front of me, his expression unreadable, his gaze fixed on Alexander with an
