Chapter 41: Father and Son

*Rowan*

For as long as he could remember, Rowan was someone who never wanted for anything. Being born within the Blackwood family came with its own ongoing lists of perks. The best clothes. The highest education. The most expensive and top of the line toys that every child wanted.

But having a set of loving, devoted parents was not one of them.

Like every other child born with a high-societal ranked family in the country, Rowan was taught the basic forms of etiquette and rules to follow. But once he hit a certain age, all of that went out the window.

Call it rebellion, or perhaps even worse... a form of vengeance.

He’d caught fairly early in his young adult life that he would never truly hold a meaningful part in Alistair’s life. Clara, his mother, at least tried to put in some sort of an effort amongst her busy work schedule for him.