It was a calculated gamble, a gamble that they could secure his loyalty through enticement, cemented by the allure of even greater power.
In essence, they sought to mold him into a loyal asset, an instrument wielded for their ambitions, all beneath the guise of granting him prestige and dominion.
But in order to do that, she had to remove the hurdles first. She couldn't have any two teams forming an alliance to gang up on the others because that would only lead to slaughter and more imbalance. The already shattered economy would end up beyond the realm of recovery.
Drawing on the pre-existing connections between the Windsor family and the Smith family, Candice deftly set her plan in motion.
