THE HOSTAGE'S DILEMMA
he hissed, “was to keep this family in power. Power demands sacrifice. Connell was one of them. Antonio was another. You don’t get to rewrite the rules of survival, Aaron. You just play your part.”
I stared at him, my chest heaving. The truth was a blade lodged in my chest, and every word out of his mouth drove it deeper. This wasn’t about survival. This was about control. My grandfather had orchestrated betrayal after betrayal, twisting lives into pawns on his board. And I was supposed to inherit that board like some prize.
“I won’t play your game,” I said finally, my voice low, steady.
He smirked, leaning back with his glass. “You already are, boy. Every step you take, every deal you make,
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