Fernando’s POV When you’ve clawed your way up from dirt and blood into the large halls of a mansion, every corner of the place becomes a reminder of what you survived. My estate is not just a home, it’s a monument. Every gilded stair, every piece of imported art, every carved stone is proof that I, Fernando Ramirez, does not bow, does not break, does not bleed for anyone but himself. And yet, I still get a strange satisfaction when someone else notices it. That afternoon, I decided to round off the tour of my mansion for Dominique. Marlo and I had already shown him the halls, the lounges, the grand dining room with its chandelier dripping crystal, and the wine cellar stocked with bottles older than any of us. Dominique had been wide-eyed from the first step through my front doors, and I have to admit, his awe fed something inside me. A man like him, humble, fresh, still green in this life, looking at me as though I were a king. I didn’t mind the worship, it suited me well. “C
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