Chapter 20 - Nathaniel Learns What True Loyalty Actually Means
Later that afternoon, Nathaniel sat on the front porch steps watching Sophie chase a golden retriever across the lawn.
He thought back to the engagement ring sitting locked away in his bank vault, a symbol of a contract built on sand.
Loyalty isn't something purchased with a twelve-carat diamond or enforced by non-disclosure agreements and security codes.
It’s earned in quiet kitchens, tested in moments of crisis, and proven when a little girl risks her mother’s job to do what’s right.
He touched the silver pen in his pocket, feeling completely content with the man he had become after the storm.
May you like
The throne he controlled in New York was secure, but more importantly, his conscience was finally at peace.
He closed his eyes against the warm autumn breeze, listening to the carefree laughter echoing across the green grass.
