His return to the Blackwood family was not about reconciliation—it was about strategy. If he wanted to become a king for Anastasia, he needed power, and for that, he would reclaim what was rightfully his.
His older brother, the current heir, stood in his way. His father, the King of Mafias, would not hand him anything without a fight. The Blackwood empire was a place where only the strongest survived, and Vincent knew that the moment he stepped back into this world, he would have to prove himself all over again.
But Vincent had never been afraid of challenges.
He had already helped build the Vasiliev empire, strengthening them beyond what anyone had imagined. Now, he would do the same for himself.
And when the time was right, when he had gathered enough power, he would make sure that the world finally understood who he was.
Not as Vincent Blackwood.
Not as the son of the King of Mafias.
But as the man who would stand beside Anastasia Raventhorn Vasiliev—not as an heir, but as her equal.