Aurora stood reluctantly by the door, keeping her guard up.
Just then, Damien stood up from his seat. He was sitting at the opposite end of the long table facing Silas.
He held out his hand to Aurora with a warm smile.
Aurora’s heart was immediately set at ease. She walked up to Damien and took her seat next to him, holding hands with him under the tablecloth.
“Fabulous.”
Silas clapped, grinning widely.
“Guys, as you can see, we have two special guests here with us today. And I don’t think you need me to introduce them. You all know who they are.”
The room lapsed into a deathly silence.
Nobody said anything. But they were all glaring at Aurora and Damien hostilely.
“My King!”
A lanky man shot up from his seat. He was a bony middled-aged man with a horse-face. His greasy bla
