Adam Volkov was the kind of boy who walks through life with his fists clenched and his jaw tight. Behind his cold glare is a storm of hurt he rarely speaks about, shaped by an abusive father and a childhood soaked in fear and control. Adam tries to act like nothing bothers him, but he feels everything — deeply. He doesn’t trust easily, but when he does, his loyalty is unshakable. His love was through his quiet actions, the small things. Growing up in an abusive family, coming from a line of a family known for their cruelty, Adam was never 'okay'. Volkov was told that love was control and power, and manipulation was used to gain it. He was only ever told he was an heir and nothing more by his father and almost non existent mother.