The Betrayal Within

se to jerk forward. The stretched whining that followed i

dad. Are you tryi

hip from his father's raised hand before he coul

of angry slits. "You're too soft, Orion. Why would we go easy on a ho

ou've got to follow them with ease, and you can still maint

in frustration. "How are we going to win at

ndle this, dad.

e from. I don't understand why you keep insisting on a b

ement, and he whirled to glare at his

dad. Aria shouldn't be treate

e have to win the tournament. A lot of bets have been placed on us, and we're not about to lose a l

ating back. He'd never understood his father's hatred for this pa

et soil, kicking up dirt in the process. The grade horse, Aria, se

ion apologized in a soft voice, stroking th

t me to get

personal assistant, Rusk, who h

s. I'll take her to

cut him off before he could say

ely behind as Orion led the hors

this," Orion replie

d great wealth right from the beginning of the contemporary era, and had only grown big

all was the one about Drew being the most recalcitrant street fighter of his time, and having been recruited as t

ause he saw a hardened criminal underneath all that 'leg

tarted a gambling business with a racing tour

footsteps, as he was going to inherit everythi

ands. Cryptocurrency hubs.

single

rested in any of these, bu

o feed Aria, his phone rang, jo

tary. He wasn't willing to entertain any work c

mpy," Orion said to the horse, stroking her mane as she ate the apple out of his hand.

rion rolled his eyes. Why co

aw who was calling, and he signaled to Rusk, who was standing aside and eyeing him suspiciously. "Here, make sur

said into the phone as

man, it

alking about, Zander," Orio

e you've forgotten what

's sigh of frustration from the other end of the line, and he wondered what

e, man," Or

ut my wif

t just the sound of her name could still get a reaction out of him. "

ut her'? We discussed somethi

d me, Z

r, Orion. Don't feign ignorance

up, a

divorce, so I guess I don't have

reath as he grasped what

uld he