Despite their immense wealth and power, Alicia and Vinz's family couldn't avoid the dark side of their world. Every room in their mansion felt like a battle zone, with every sound suspicious and every shadow a potential threat. Although the children were safe within the walls of their home, life had begun to feel more like a series of rules than the free-flowing luxury they had hoped for.
The arrival of uninvited guests continued, making Julian more curious than ever about the world beyond the walls of their mansion. He began to question everything. "Why does everything feel so... tense, Daddy?" he asked one afternoon when Vinz took him out for a walk around the grounds.
Vinz paused for a moment before kneeling to his son's height, replying gently but firmly, "The world outside this house isn't like what you see here, Julian. People do terrible things to take what's not theirs. But we protect our own, and we won't let anyone harm you or your sister."
Yet it wasn't only external threats that plagued the family. Tensions between Julian and Dianne began to surface. They hadn't shared a typical sibling relationship. Julian, feeling increasingly isolated, wanted to do more than be shielded by bodyguards. Dianne, meanwhile, tried to escape into her own world, not understanding the purpose of all the precautions and seeing herself as already trained to handle anything the world threw at her.
"Come here, young master," Gary said kindly as he handed Julian his favorite toy gun. "The more you practice, the stronger you'll become."
Julian didn't mind the training; he just wanted his family safe. But Alicia and Vinz weren't blind to the growing distance between the two siblings and felt they needed to reconnect their children with the world outside the mansion in a safe, structured way.
One evening, Vinz held a family meeting, speaking softly but with authority. "We need to stay together," he said, glancing at Alicia, who nodded. "No matter how far we may fall or how high we rise, we protect each other."