The hall fell into a suffocating silence.
Damian sat on his throne-like chair, fingers tapping slowly against the armrest—too slowly, too calmly, which meant danger.
Everyone sensed it.
Mina’s heart pounded painfully in her chest. She tried to hold Theo’s arm, but he quickly pulled away, ashamed to even be touched by her at a time like this.
Theo’s gaze remained fixed on the floor. He doesn't know which maid Damian had summoned, or the connection it has with what had happened — but he knows what this meant. The outcome was the same.
Minutes later, the heavy doors opened.
Lucain strode in with two warriors and a young woman standing between them.
The maid. Sofia
The same maid Mina had forced out of Dam-Nightshade Pack.
The same maid Lambert had assaulted.
The same maid Matt secre
