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10TH DAY OF DECEMBER.

That was the day Chase Romano was brought into the world. That was the day he was delivered to fulfil his father and uncle's dreams for their empire. That was the only thing he had been for those two Romano men. An heir.

Chase rested his back on the couch in his bedroom, twirling a glass of scotch in his hands while his eyes narrowed in on his alarm clock that sat on the bedside table as the time struck twelve midnights.

It was his birthday. His thirtieth birthday.

The only day he was allowed to do anything of his choice when he was still...