Nadia's Point Of View
The thought of being merely their sibling made something inside me rebel violently. I wanted more. I deserved more. But for now... for the sake of the family hierarchy... the word would have to do. I'd swallow the bitter taste of it and wait for the day when I could redefine our relationship entirely. When they'd see me not as the girl they'd taken in out of obligation, but as an equal. As something more.
I didn't care about the actual, real-world importance of those maritime reports to the company's bottom line. The transit loops could stall, the board members could throw their collective tantrum, none of it mattered to me. Draven, Lucian, and Azriel were gods in this city; they would always find a brilliant way out of any financial mess. They were untouchable, invincible, operating on a level most people couldn't even comprehend.
