“You abandoned me in the middle of the night! You left me alone for five years!” Maya hissed as he lifted his hand to touch where her slap had left its mark. “I left to protect you! I left because I love you!” Nathaniel protested in a futile attempt to defend himself. —————————————————— Five years ago, Nathaniel De La Rue found love and a new life in Arlington City, but his past soon caught up with him and forced him to leave behind everything he had built, including his beloved Maya Miller. Now, Nathaniel is done running. He must confront his past to protect those that matter the most to him. After fighting for his right to live and accepting his rightful place in the De La Rue family, he finally returns to Arlington City. However, upon his return, Nathaniel finds that his world is not the same as he left it. Maya, the woman he loves, is engaged to another man. His best friend now works for the man who stole Maya from him. Furthermore, the woman who had cared for Nathaniel like a mother is being abused by her husband. It’s as if he has to start from scratch. But things have changed. This time he has the De La Rue Family by his side.
Nathaniel sat behind his office table, looking regal and elegant as he normally did when he would work at the head office and meet with his highest-ranked employees.
Everything about him demanded respect, rumors of his ruthlessness and dominance had often made lower-ranked employees fear meeting with him. Many even made every possible excuse just to avoid a meeting with him.
Today's meeting, however, was the total opposite of that.
The President and CEO of DLR Enterprises had been residing in Arlington for months and it was the first time that he was having an intimate meeting with his top-ranked executives.
Of course, the timing couldn't be better for the Syndicate.
Nate Rue had just approached them with his plan, to use his friend to influence Clark Thomas into making questionable choices that would cost the company.