Cassius

The carriage wheels hadn't finished their grinding halt against the manor's gravel drive when Cassius erupted from within like a force of nature unleashed.

His greatcoat snapped behind him in the wind as he stormed toward the entrance, each footfall driven by a fury that seemed to make the very ground tremble.

Servants scattered from his path like leaves before a hurricane. Those brave enough to attempt their customary bows found themselves genuflecting to empty air—the Duke had ...