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"My brother isn’t stupid He knows perfectly well that his position as the Head of the House lets hih life Doors open The maître d’ always finds his reservation, and if one hadn’t been made, a table is miraculously found anyway People treat his He doesn’t have to deal with investors and creditors He doesn’t have to ates his problems to me and his wife Kyle threatened that What happens when Brian retires? Who takes over? Does BioCore even have a future? It calls the very essence of who Brian is into question There is nothing worse than a failing vector The stigma of it is like poison It stains the whole House"

I’d heard the ter vector ic, but who fails to pass it on to his children, so the faeneration

"Do you think Brian is a failing vector?"

"I don’t care," Edward said "But no I think Kyle will coht child Anyone who talks to hier than a minute can see it My mother never cared much for children, even her own, but Olivia saw it She adored hi he made"

"Thank you for your time" I rose

He looked at me, his eyes haunted "Have you told Rynda?"

"Not yet"

"It ht break her I want to be there"

"I’ll do my best toI don’t knoill happen"

I left the room Leon trailed me

I wanted to take a shower to wash the stress off

"He’s in love with Rynda," Leon said "His whole face lit up when he talked about her"

"Yes"

"Why didn’t he marry her? Why did she marry Brian?"

"Probably because Brian was the Head of his House, and Olivia Charles wouldn’t have seen Edward as a winner She was very proud"

We took the elevator down to the lobby

"If we become a House, you’ll be the Head of House Baylor"

"Yes" And what joy that would be

"We’d be a serious House," he said "You’re a Prime, Catalina is a Prinificant We’d have four higher-tier ht

"Are you going to an?" Leon asked "You’d both be Heads of the Houses"

Uh the doors outside and blinked against the bright sunshine

"Maybe you should ask him," Leon said

If only it were that easy We headed tolot was half-deserted I had parked on the side because the lot at the front entrance and ER was full

"You just want to be related to Mad Rogan"

"No," he said, his dark eyes serious "I want you to be happy"

"I’m sorry?" I stopped

"I want you to be happy," he repeated "He an and I may not be compatible"

Leon looked like he had bitten into a lemon "Likesex?"

"Children, Leon He’s a telekinetic and I’ht not be Primes You sa Brian dealt with it"