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The air on the balcony of the Grayson Estate was thick with frost and nicotine. Xavier’s threat to ground Liam Jr. did nothing to dampen the boy’s defiance. The two stood in a silent deadlock—mirror images of stubborn Grayson pride—until the boy spun on his heel and marched out.

SLAM!

The sound of Liam Jr.’s bedroom door echoed through the mansion like a gunshot