Malrik POV

Cassian exploded rage so violent it seemed to warp the air around him.

“You bastard!” he roared, each syllable a punch. “All this time you pretended to help me while she…” His voice broke; his breaths came ragged. For the first time I saw the tremor at the edge of him tears forming where fury and pain met.

“My wife!” he howled, the words shredded by grief and fury. “You were sleeping with my wife!”

People backed away instinctively, creating a wide berth around ...