Jace POVThe soft hum of the servers in my private study was the only sound cutting through the midnight silence.I leaned back in my leather chair, grabbed a glass and poured the expensive scotch that was sitting untouched on the desk. I traced my finger in a circular motion around the brim of the glass, then took a sip of wine.It burned in a bitter sweet taste... very satisfying. I dropped the glass and laced my fingers together as my eyes remained locked onto the glowing matrix of monitors mounted on the wall before me.I was a man driven by greed. When I saw something rare, something perfect, I didn't just want to manage it. I wanted to claim it, lock it away, and ensure that no other living soul could ever touch it.And from the second Kale had stepped into onto that California Got Talent stage for his audition, I knew he was going to be my ultimate possession.My fingers moved across the keyboard, bringing up the encrypted, high definition camera feed from the downtown penthou
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