I flinched at the way Cassian’s voice was sounding even though it wasn’t directed at me. I had never seen him this angry before. I didn’t even want to think about how terrified the maids probably were. Did he really care about me that much? The maids were all silent, but I could see some of them cowering. “I believe I asked a question! Have you all gone deaf?!” His voice thundered again. When they didn’t say anything, he scoffed and beckoned to Tony, who gave a firm nod. He stalked to one of the maids and held her in a grip that looked very painful. She yelled in pain. It seemed that was what made the maids come to their senses as they all began to beg. All but one. Isla. One of the maids fell to her knees hurriedly. “S… sir, we h.. had no idea t… this would happen. Isla j.. just a

