The silence in the room stretched unbearably, thick with tension. Everyone's nerves were fraying, the weight of Kaius’s calm but cutting presence enough to make even the Gamma fidget. Suddenly, the heavy oak door creaked open, and the atmosphere shifted dramatically. King Markus himself stepped into the room, his towering figure emanating an overwhelming aura of power. For a moment, it felt as though the air had been sucked out, and everyone present instinctively bowed their heads in submission, baring their necks.
"Your Highness," everyone mumbled in unison, their voices trembling.
King Markus’s piercing gaze swept over the room, taking in the scene before him. His sharp eyes landed on Livia’s trembling figure, her disheveled appearance stark against the authority figures surrounding he
