Vows of Enmity
"What is the meaning of this? Why are you in Gregory's private study?"
"Your son was simply looking for a quiet place to escape the suffocating crowd, Lawrence," Theodore replied smoothly, not an ounce of panic in his voice as he stepped further into the room, effectively placing his broad shoulders directly between Lawrence and the kneeling Adrian. "The little blackout quite overwhelmed him. Didn't it, Adrian?"
Adrian didn't answer immediately. His eyes glued themselves back to the scanner screen.
Progress: 42%... 43%...
"Get out of my way, Theodore," Lawrence snapped, his voice dropping an octave into that familiar, terrifying corporate growl that had haunted Adrian's entire childhood. "Ad