To Hate and To Hold
Understanding the enemy was a form of power.
“You should,” Leo said gently. “Because his why is not so different from yours. He is trying to save a legacy. A cold, stone legacy, but it’s all he has.”
“He has money. He has power. He doesn’t need to do this,” she countered.
“Ah, but he does.” Leo leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. “The money he needs is locked away. It’s held in a family trust, for the restoration of his ancestral home. The trustees are… traditionalists. They have a rule. To receive the final, and largest, portion of the fund, the beneficiary must be in what they call a ‘stable, settled marriage.’”