Chapter 7 - The Price of Freedom
"Let them go," he demanded, his voice low and dangerous as he stared directly into his father's cold, calculating eyes. "Take me instead. I'll sign whatever papers you want, I'll take over the family board, just let my wife and daughter leave this city."
Arthur chuckled softly, a sound devoid of any real warmth or emotion. He took a heavy leather folder from one of his guards and opened it, revealing a thick stack of legal transfer documents. "It isn't that simple anymore," Arthur said, stepping closer. "I don't need you to run the company anymore, son. I need Sophia. Her mother signed over her full legal guardianship three years ago in exchange for medical care she never received."
