Chapter 91. Setting Matters

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.

Lucian 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 secretly sent to Damian, knowing Damian would uncover the truth Mina worked desperately to bury.

Her eyes widened in terror the moment they l