Chapter 4: The Game Changes

Thus, the battle for succession reached its final stage. The remaining brothers circled each other warily, no longer certain who to trust, all too aware that the next move could be fatal.

The Harrison estate was eerily silent at night, the hush broken only by distant city sounds and the call of an owl. Each brother claimed his own territory, alliances shifting with the wind. No one trusted anyone. Every move was a gamble. Somewhere inside those stone walls, a single phone vibrated in the dark—Ethan’s cue that the game was about to change.