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He looked into my eyes and then hung his head down, ashamed of himself. “I was out partying the night before.”
“You’re getting older now, Nico. Eventually, your body will catch up to you, and you won’t even want to stay out that late. You can still have fun, but the business must come first. You’re a Stepanov, Nico.”
His eyes teared up as soon as I reminded him of his last name. Our family had a lot of pride, and it was time that he step up and fill those shoes.
“I am a Stepanov,” he repeated after me.
“That’s my brother,” I said while giving him a firm hug. We pulled away from each other and went to our cars.
I would never let him see my concern because I knew that would make him doubt himself.
“By the way,” he said before getting into his car. “Thank you for turning down the solo position of head of the family.”
Our father had asked me to take the position since he was getting older, but I refused to do it without Nico. The two of us had always been close, ever since he was born, and I didn’t want to run the family without him by my side. When the day came for my father to retire, it would be Nico and me in his office. All of the employees would report to us, and we would be the ones running our mafia ties.
“I’ll never leave you behind, Nico.”
