Alvin met Rose.
It alone reversed the course of the lives of two men.
Love, simple and undeniable but more powerful, pulled him into the heart of the Dalmenton family. What should have been a straightforward path for Jason became a crossroads drenched in tension and resentment. And when finally the day arrived for the bloody contest to determine who was to be the next Family Head, the battle that followed seared itself into the memory of each and every witness present.
In full view of the entire family, Alvin fought with a ferocity and brilliance that eclipsed every expectation. Jason, the man who had long been praised as a future leader-the prodigy who wore greatness like a birthright-was defeated in open combat.
Not by deception.
Not through scheming.
But by overwhelming force.
And thus, in front of the clan and all their gathered nobles, Alvin rose as the victor.
The new Head of the Dalmenton family.
