Lahat ng Kabanata ng He had always been mine : Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 4

BRANDON POV DREAM “You took advantage of me.” Killian stands in the middle of my old bedroom, shirt half-buttoned, hair a mess from sleep, eyes burning with something that looks a lot like betrayal. Morning light spills through the tall windows of the mansion, cold and unforgiving. He looks wrecked. Beautiful. Ruined. “You fucking touched me while I was drunk,” he spits, voice shaking. “You kissed me. You put your hand on me and kept going even when you should have stopped—” He cuts himself off, face twisting like the memory alone is enough to make him sick. “I was wasted, Brandon. I didn’t know what the hell I was doing. And you still… you still made me—” I try to speak, but my throat locks. I am eighteen again—raw, stupid, desperate. I take a step toward him and he recoils like I am the last person he wants near him. “Stay the fuck away from me,” he snarls. “Don’t call. Don’t text. Don’t come near me at school. Don’t even look at me. You took advantage of me when I could

BRANDON POV I arrived at the Hale Tower at 8:35 a.m. My father was already standing in the private lobby, checking his watch. He looked up when the car stopped and gave a short nod of approval at my punctuality. He wore a dark charcoal suit, the same cut he had preferred for as long as I could remember. I stepped out, adjusted my own jacket, and walked toward him. “You’re on time,” he said. “Good. The board and the division heads are already assembled. This is your formal introduction. Don’t waste it.” “I won’t.” We walked side by side through the quiet private entrance. Two security officers straightened and greeted us. My father acknowledged them with the smallest tilt of his head. I did the same. As we moved toward the executive elevator, four assistants fell into place behind us without being told two from my father’s long-time staff and two who had already been assigned to me. They carried slim folders, tablets, and the quiet tension of people who understood that every seco