His father barely draws his last breath when Adrian Bellandi's brother orders the streets sealed, Adrian must not see dawn. Wounded, the young heir claims the will naming him successor, but a document can't make gunmen obey. He must find Joe, the driver who witnessed his father's final wishes, and reach the council with that testimony and the signet ring. Winning the chair only exposes deeper dangers: an elder tries to control him, a cousin leaks routes, his mother is poisoned. With lawyer Clara, who refuses to be traded, he traces the bargains buried inside his own family.
