The Golden Cage Of Two Monsters
"She comes with me. Back to the city. Back to the protection of the Blackwood name."
The two brothers faced each other, the air between them thick with a decade of resentment and a fresh, murderous jealousy. It was the ultimate stalemate. They couldn't kill me without losing the prize, and they couldn't let the other have me without losing their soul.
I looked at the laptop in my hand. Then, I looked at the dark water below.
"You both think you're the ones making the choices," I said, a cold, predatory smile spreading across my lips. "But you forgot one thing. I’m the Catalyst. Without me, the formula is useless. Without me, there is no heir."