Damian was reviewing documents in his office, pen tapping lightly on the table, when the door opened.

“Sir, you have a visitor,” his secretary announced.

Before Damian could ask who, a familiar voice boomed:

“Oh men!”

Damian’s head snapped up and his eyes widened.

There he was.

Max Bennett.

His childhood troublemaker. His college roommate. His brother from another mother.

“Maxy bro!” Damian shouted, immediately abandoning his chair. He crossed the room in two long strides and pulled Max into a tight hug — the kind men only give to the people who were there before the money and the empire.

“How have you been?” Damian asked, stepping back to...