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"Guess we’re going to court," Tristan said simply "Dad must’ve been out of his mind when he wrote that"

Dyken spoke up "Christian ht and would hold up in court I’ve been over this with hiical, and determined He wants all of his sons involved in the business or none at all I’entlemen I truly a across the desk Eant scrolls over the black, it caught the light and gave hih the waves of e to escape

He’d had a difficult relationship with his father There had been little warmth in Caleb’s life after he lost his mother, and even less when his brothers split up and refused to talk to hi he’d been proud of for the past five years His role in the company Caleb had taken the reins and proved his worth, with every ounce of blood and sweat, and not an ounce of tears His father pushed, demanded, insulted, but Caleb believed in his heart it was done to ive the reins to and teach the business fro to do his father’s bidding, he’d allowed his brothers to carve out their own paths, and he rarely spent ti a new home for someone ran thick in his blood The co was sacrificed for the greater good of Pierce Brothers He’d believed he had earned his father’s respect, which was more important than any familial love

Now he knew that had been a lie, too

Because his father had despised hiive up his beloved co God It was his last rave A way to control each of them on his own terms, without care to their wants or individual paths

Blessed numbness finally took hold The pen dropped off the table and fell to the cushioned floor without a sound Caleb looked up

"If we refuse to live and work together for a year, the company is dissolved?"

Dyken nodded

Tristan shook his head "It doesn’t enerations! The coive up all that money"

"Yes, he would," Caleb said softly His brothers turned to stare at hiot it If we don’t play by his rules, we’ll lose everything we’ve worked for"

Dalton groaned, rubbing his forehead "This is insane We haven’t worked together in years Tristan and I have our own stuff going on"