Freddy’s POV

Loyalty in my world was like glass. It could look unbreakable, but one wrong hit and it shattered.

And tonight?

Someone had just shattered it in the worst way possible.

I sat behind my desk, Aliana lounging in the chair across from me, her legs crossed, flipping through a document.

She had been spending more and more time in my office, not just watching—learning.

Taking control.

Becoming a true Queen.

And I had let her.

Because despite what my men thought, Aliana wasn’t a weakness.

She was a weapon.

But not everyone saw it that way.

A sharp knock interrupted my thoughts.

Desmond and Kyle walked in, their...