"Soon? I don't think so. You both should marry as soon as possible!" Madame Shades said with that same cutting smile, her tone dripping with finality as if her words were law.
"I will send Louis to your home tomorrow morning for shopping. We shall take our leave now—I have a late-night meeting to attend." She rose gracefully from the couch, and Louis scrambled up after her. He gave Ruby one last fake shy look, his cheeks pink, before following his mother out.
The moment the door closed, silence settled heavy in the house. Julian locked it quietly, his face calm but drained of all softness. Adrian jaw tight, his expression hard and ugly, while Milo's hands twisted the end of his robe sleeves, his brown eyes dark and unhappy.
And Karl—he was like a volcano seconds before eruption. His chest heaved with every breath, his hands clenched so tightly his nails dug into his palms, his eyes flashing like fire. He couldn't contain it.
