Zara's POV Sterling’s gaze lingered on me, a small, knowing smile tugging at his lips.“What? Are you surprised?”“Yes,” I admitted, the word slipping out before I could dress it in composure.He set the photographs down, his sigh cutting through the silence. “Cassian is my nephew. I know him, he is wicked, ambitious, and never satisfied. From the moment he came of age and started working, he has wanted to unseat me. He still does. He’s been clawing at my position ever since.”I frowned. “But why? Isn’t he already part of the empire?”“The way our family empire works,” he said, “is through succession from one siblings family to the other. It’s never meant for one person to own everything. Since his father was chairman, I was next. Then, one day, it would pass to Cassian’s child, and then to my grandchild. It’s a cycle meant to keep balance, but Cassian doesn’t want balance. He wants the throne, all of it, forever.”“Oh.” The simplicity of my response felt almost foolish, but the pict
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