Ken studied the man sitting across from him.
There was no hesitation in Damien’s voice, and the determination in his eyes left little room for doubt.
He meant every word.
Ken had spent enough years in his world to recognize the difference between an empty threat and a decision that had already been made. He had encountered countless men who spoke loudly about what they intended to do, only to falter when the time came to act.
Damien Blackwood had never been one of those men.
Ken had known him since he was a boy. Even then, there had always been something different about him, a quiet intensity and sharpness that became more apparent as he grew older.
When Damien eventually took over Blackwood Enterprises, Ken had watched from a distance as that potential turned into something far grea
