The Monster's Fear

Valentin’s POV

All my life, I never cared what anyone thought of me. Not my father, whose legacy I bartered my soul for. Not my brother, whose hatred was the price of the bargain I struck to ensure that he would have a chance at a normal life that I could never achieve. Not the men who served me, not the enemies who feared me. Their opinions were dust.

All that had ever mattered to me was power. T