Defying the Tyrant

But that wasn't all.

After taming Loretta, Malachi wanted to tame Alaric, too.

He was determined to keep both his wife and his son completely under his control.

Before he turned five, Alaric was terrified of his father.

But maybe it was because Elias sensed what Malachi was up to. He took Alaric under his wing, saying he was preparing him to take over the Drexel family.

Alaric's grandparents perso