From that moment forward, Jaden Rift became a name no one dared to speak lightly. Word spread fast. Even among the arrogant and reckless, there was now an unspoken line they wouldn't cross.Cassian, nursing the bruises and humiliation from his father's brutal outburst, got wind of the past—of the story Declan had kept hidden for years. The incident where he had dared to offend Morix Sable’s chief. The price Declan paid for that mistake was heavy. Broken bones. A ruined body. He’d been forced to crawl—literally crawl—to beg forgiveness. Even then, mercy hadn’t come easy.And now, that same ghost from the past stood before Cassian, flesh and blood.His breath hitched. Every fiber of his being screamed danger. Jaden Rift wasn’t just powerful. He was the man behind his father’s fall from grace. The man who crippled a titan like Declan Raze with nothing more than consequence.Cassian’s legs buckled. He hit the marble floor with a loud thud, knees first, pain shooting up his bones. His voic