Stone Legacy

The night my father dies, I don’t break. As the heir to a multibillion-dollar logistics empire, I take control. My father built Stone Intermodal from nothing. Now we control the Gulf. Everyone waits to see if I’ll falter with him gone. I don’t. Instead, I kidnap the daughter of the man responsible. It’s a risky move no one can ignore. I'm not going anywhere. She was supposed to be leverage. A message. Proof I handle my own wars. What I didn’t count on is the way she looks at me. The way she steps closer instead of backing away. The way her touch lingers, daring me to stop her.

My family built a Gulf Coast empire. I ran as far as I could get from it. For six years, I chose danger over legacy. War over boardrooms. Anything that kept me moving. Now I’m back in New Orleans for my father’s memorial. I’m not staying. I never planned to. Until I see her. Charli was the one thing in my life that felt real. The only woman who ever asked me to stay. I told her I didn’t do marriage. Didn’t do kids. Didn’t do forever. So she built a life without me. A life that includes a little boy with my eyes.