Chapter 197

Liam's POV

I couldn't breathe, I couldn't think. I stared at the man standing before me. Brother echoes in my mind. I hadn’t heard that voice in years. Never seen that face in almost a decade.

Truth be told, I had hoped I would never hear it again. But, here he was, like a ghost from my past. I’d never expected to see him again, let alone under these circumstances.

“Ronan,” I let out in the shock of seeing him.

"In flesh and blood," He smirked. I had seen that same smirk a thousand times when we were younger. It has always made my stomach turn.

"Surprised to see me, Liam? Did you think you could escape from me?” He asked, his voice lifting in mockery.

"Ronan," I said again, repeating the name. I was in disbelief.

My older brother, the one who had disappeared years ago without a trace, was right in front of me. The same one who had always lived in my shadow. The one who was jealous of the position I held as the heir to our pa