When industrial titan Alexander Ashford collapses at his seventieth birthday celebration, his five children assume the empire he built will pass to them in the usual way. Instead, a hidden letter reveals a shocking truth: the Ashford fortune was founded on the theft and murder of a rival inventor a century ago. To inherit anything at all, the siblings must uncover the full secret and make meaningful restitution before the year is out-or lose everything. Thrust into a high-stakes quest, Sebastian, Julian, Nathaniel, Vivienne, and Genevieve soon discover that each of them is hiding crises of their own. Old grudges, hidden debts, forbidden desires, and a silent ten-year-old boy with Ravenscroft blood will force them to choose between tearing one another apart and finally becoming the family their father hoped they could be. Rich, interwoven, and deeply emotional, this is a story of legacy, betrayal, and the courage it takes to tell the truth when the lies have lasted a hundred years.
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