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The only person who should be taking over was her, and Mathias had half a mind to break the jaw of anyone who said otherwise. But the family posturing and manuvuers had been going on for years. Eventually his father would retire and find himself situated either in a cushy boardroom job or he'd be leaned on by the political side of the family to call in some favors. Or both. Rarely did the family ever not cross polinate, and nepotism at the upper level was the expectation if not the rule.

Which meant his cousins were playing both kiss-and-grab-a** and trying to suck upnto Richard to become heir appointee and prove they could do the job better than Delilah. But the one thing they didn't realize is nobody could do the job like Delilah. It was her birthright and while Mathias had not always agreed with his uncle, he had to admit he'd raised one hell of a daughter.

He just hoped she'd learn to take a break and cut loose every once and a bit, but he was working on that.

"Of course, kiddo," he teased his younger cousin. "Go corral oir erstwhile cousins back to the land of licking stamps."