"What?!" Scarlet and Jasroslav asked at the same time, their eyes showing shock and evil contempt.
The grand hall, moments ago filled with the echo of Scarlet's rage, plunged into a stunned silence.
Jasroslav's jaw hung open, his face a mixture of disbelief and utter revulsion as he stared at Rose.
Scarlet, however, was a portrait of pure, unadulterated fury, her eyes blazing with an intensity that threatened to set the very air on fire.
Rose, though her heart hammered against her ribs from the sudden revelation, she remained outwardly calm, Damien's casual delivery of such a bombshell was entirely in character, yet it had sent shockwaves through the room.
