Maybe Ollie should've known.
Maybe he should've recognized the signs—the glint in Luca's eyes, the way he bounced on his toes with excitement, the kind of radiant smile that should've come with a disclaimer.
Because the brighter that smile was?
The darker his future became.
And as his brother, he really, really should've known better.
But he didn't.
And by the time the realization dawned, it was already far too late to escape.
Not even bringing up his newly-discovered existential crisis—the possibility of someday needing to have a child to fulfill his half of a life-altering contract—could save him. Not even a heart-to-heart about the Nox Family Succession List could buy him time.
Luca had already made a plan.
No—a schedule.
A beautifully color-coded, terrifyingly detailed, spiritually-infused training schedule.
