Cassian’s POV
“Are you seriously going to stay locked in your f*****g room, you brat?”
My mother’s voice sliced through the door like broken glass.
“Madame, please don’t get angry with the young master,” a maid pleaded softly from the other side.
“Why shouldn’t I be upset with that weak breed?” my mother snapped. “All he does is lock himself up to prove a point. When my mother-in-law called to tell me he was missing at the temple, I immediately sent my men. They dragged him back here, just like they were supposed to.”
Her heels clicked closer to the door.
“So what if they did? He’s the heir of our corporation. Nothing should ever happen to him. He should grovel at my feet in gratitude, not act up like this.”
I clenched my fists so hard my nails dug into my palms.
“He was born for a
