373: STORM BREWING

LUKE'S POV "I know what this is really about, Grandfather," I said, my voice steady despite the storm raging within me. "You and Gray are just trying to save his precious business from falling apart."You two don't care about Ariel or me. All you care about is maintaining the wealth." My grandfather's expression darkened, his eyes narrowing with anger. "How dare you speak to me like that, Luke? You need to learn your place." "My place? I scoffed. "I'll tell you what my place is. You and Gray haven't arranged my marriage. "It's standing up for what I believe in, even if it means going against you." "We're trying to do what's best for the family," my grandfather insisted. His voice was growing colder with each word. We had never had a heated argument like this before, but I couldn't help it. This was my life; we were talking about it here. My life! "Well, what about what's best for me?" I shot back. "No one can force me into a marriage I don't want." "Not by you, not by Gray, not b