Peter Harding felt like a god as he looked out the window at the gathering below. This was it. This was the beginning of his rule, his first step into Denver society as Audrey’s fiancé. The day he declared for governor with her powerful father standing behind him. They didn’t know it yet, but they were there for him. It was as it should be, as it was always meant to be. He was destined to be supported by lesser lives, to absorb their strength to power his own.
How he’d hated the years of hiding, the sneaking around like some common criminal. He wasn’t meant to live in shadow. Now, today, he was stepping into the light. True, it was borrowed light from Audrey’s father, but that wouldn’t be for long. Power was fluid, a liquid-gold energy that continuously sought the one most qualified to wi
