Catherine’s POVThere was something about power that bent people. I had seen it too many times to pretend otherwise. Fear was the simplest form of it. It pushed people into line, made them lower their heads, made them obey even when every part of them resisted. Fear could control a room, could silence voices, could make grown men hesitate before speaking out of turn.But fear only lasted as long as the threat was present.Money was different.Money did not need to shout. It did not need to raise a hand or make a scene. It worked quietly, steadily, reshaping people from the inside until they no longer needed to be told what to do. It made them choose obedience. It made them justify things they would have once questioned. It turned loyalty into something that could be bought, measured, and replaced the moment it became inconvenient.Fear could force a person to kneel. Money made them stay there, and believe it was their own decision.And men like Simon? He would do everything to have th
Last Updated : 2026-05-21
