Carlino’s POV The house felt different when I returned. It wasn't quiet way. It felt heavier. Like something unseen had settled into the walls. Father and Lina were both gone. Not as if father stayed at home all the time, but tonight? His absence inside this house was louder than ever. I didn’t remove the blood from my hands when I walked in. Let the men see it. Let them understand exactly what kind of night it had been. Niel followed a step behind me, silently, he knew better than to say a word. I didn’t stop until I reached the study. The door shut behind us with a dull click, sealing the world out. In a brief moment, I just stood there, staring at nothing. I exhaled, slowly. “Kailen,” I said, more to myself than to him. It had always been Kailen. No other man would dare to go to war against me. This wasn’t chaos. It wasn’t desperation. It was a strategy. “He didn’t take my father to run,” I continued, my voice low. “He took him to break me.” Niel didn’t interrupt. I walked
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