In the shadows of power, legacies are not built by chance—they are carved with ruthless intent.
President Nicholas Hayes has spent a lifetime on the political battlefield, rising through the ranks, cultivating allies, and outlasting rivals. At 82, he faces the unthinkable: his own administration, led by a young, ambitious Vice President, Eleanor Montgomery, is pushing him to step aside. Allies have turned to adversaries, party loyalists to traitors, all insisting he make way for a "new generation." But they underestimate the resolve of a man who has dedicated his life to wielding power from behind the curtain.
While they threaten his legacy, his family, and his name, Hayes watches them with cold calculation. He knows well how the old guard operates: those who rise only do so by permission, and those who fail him will pay a price.
If they want a new leader, he will give them one—a successor handpicked to be destined for failure, a campaign engineered for catastrophe. And as Eleanor stands poised to claim the throne, she will never suspect that she's stepping into a trap.
In Washington's halls, power is never given. It is taken. And Nicholas Hayes isn't finished taking.
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Step Aside, Mr. President.
Mystery / ThrillerWhen ambition and loyalty collide, the fate of a nation hangs in the balance. In a world where power is the ultimate prize, 82-year-old President Nicholas Hayes faces a ruthless coup from within his own administration, led by his ambitious Vice Pres...
