Chapter 172
In circles like theirs, appearances were everything. A man and woman, alone behind closed doors, carried implications especially when both were as powerful as Rafael and Cassandra. Antern, ever precise, usually ensured someone else was present for moments like these. But today, he quietly stepped out after pouring the tea, leaving instructions for no one to disturb them.
Rafael sat in silence, his hand slowly circling the rim of his cup, eyes fixed on a point just past her shoulder. His stillness didn’t calm the room it made it tenser.
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