“Effective immediately, revoke all access for Isabella Carrington. Escort her out if she attempts entry.”
“Mrs. Carmichael will be added to my personal household account with full retirement benefits, a private apartment, and personal assistance if she desires.”
He sent them. Her life—and their lives—were about to change.
Returning to the kitchen, he found her wiping her eyes.
“Hijo… what are you doing?”
“Taking care of you,” he said simply. “Like you took care of me all my life.”
That evening, they sat on the balcony, the city lights sparkling below.
“Thank you for protecting me,” she whispered.
Lucas squeezed her hand. “You protected me my whole life.”
Some think power is wealth or status.
But real power?
It’s standing beside the right people… and refusing to stand for the wrong ones.
