Chapter 60: Jaxon's POVThe sound of shattering glass echoed through the great hall before I even reached it.

Father’s rage was legendary, but today it burned like wildfire, consuming everything and everyone unlucky enough to be near him. Servants scrambled out of the corridor, eyes wide, clutching trays and scrolls as if fleeing a storm. The scent of fear hung thick in the air.

I paused just inside the archway. The Varos entourage stood in a tight cluster near the center of the room, their ...