CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED SEVEN - A Test of Faith

Cassius' composure finally snapped. He rounded the desk, advancing on Gabriel with fury in his eyes. "You ungrateful bastard. After everything I've done for you, everything our family has given you-" "Given me?" Gabriel laughed bitterly. "You mean after you took me in out of guilt? After you spent years reminding me that I was the charity case, the poor relation who should be grateful for the scraps from the Keppler table?" Mara gasped, the pieces suddenly falling into place. She had always wondered about the dynamics between Cassius and Gabriel, sensing there was more to their relationship than met the eye. Now, it seemed, the truth was finally coming out. "I gave you opportunities most people could only dream of," Cassius growled. "I brought you into this company, gave you a position of power-" "A position you've been trying to undermine from day one!" Gabriel shot back. "You never trusted me, never saw me as an equal. I was always just the bastard son, the family's dirty little