Intro. Power had a price, and we knew it better than anyone. Five families dominated the continent from the shadows, moving wars, alliances and fortunes with a single word. And among them, mine and the Leanks' were the most feared... and the least tolerated.
Since we were children, Daryan and I had been like fire and gunpowder: we couldn't coincide without something ending up burning. At every meeting, every event, every forced deal, we always ended up arguing. No one understood why our families kept inviting us together if all they got was seeing us give each other looks that could kill.
But that night was different. The heads of the five families had called a private dinner. There was tension in the air, the type of silence that only precedes decisions that change destinies. We didn't know exactly what was planned, but we all sensed it: something big was about to happen.