After his brother is discovered to be missing, Henry Caldville is forced to step into his place-taking on the family business, the estate, and a future he never wanted. Raised knowing the railroad industry was built on corruption and greed, Henry has spent his life resenting the power his family wields. But with his father's expectations mounting and his family's legacy slipping through his fingers, Henry has no choice but to become the very thing he despises. And now the Tines are back in town. Their lifelong business partners and rivals, the Tine family has always been part of the world Henry loathes. He expects Beckley Tine-the youngest son-to be just as proud, ruthless, and untouchable as the name he was born to. But Beckley is nothing like Henry imagined. Quiet where others are loud, kind where others are cruel, Beckley is thoughtful in a way that disarms Henry completely. What begins as reluctant partnership soon becomes something far more dangerous-an undeniable pull neither of them can resist. In stolen glances and secret meetings, Henry finds himself drawn toward the one person who makes him feel seen. Wanted. Known. But love was never part of the bargain. Bound by duty and divided by family, Henry and Beckley stand on opposite sides of a future neither of them chose. And as everything around them threatens to unravel, they'll have to decide if loving each other is worth losing everything else. UPDATES WITH ONE CHAPTER EVERY SATURDAY (OCCASIONALLY TWO) 12 AM (PST) ---- ⚠️WARNING⚠️ THIS BOOK CONTAINS FOUL LANGUAGE, ALCOHOL, SEXUAL THEMES AND DEPICTIONS, AND MILD MENTIONS OF SUICIDE ---- Hi :) It's the author here. This book is my 13th reason bro omg. I feel I have to confess that this isn't my first attempt at writing this book (it's like my 7th). I spent a year rewriting the plot so I hope you enjoy. Note: This book is a period piece set in the late 1860s

"The dark beast began to turn, its movement slow and deliberate. Every muscle in my body tensed despite the searing pain. My breath came in rapid, shallow gasps, my chest heaving as if it might burst. Its amber eyes locked onto mine, and for a moment, the forest fell away. We were inches apart, predator and prey caught in a moment of frozen time. I could almost laugh at the absurdity of it - this creature, wanting me for itself, as if claiming a prize."

Mathas Ellun is to be the next chief of Phy'mun. That was decided the night that his sister took her last breath, and plunged Matt into a foreign responsibility he never thought he'd have. Over the next few years, he did everything in his power to convince the council of his right to lead. However, his senior year brought someone who could ruin it all. And ruin it he did, but in a more horrific way than Matt could have ever imagined.