DIAKOS RESIDENCE Cassia’s scream echoed through the vast hall, sharp and furious, as she spun to face the assembled staff. Her voice rang with undeniable authority, brimming with barely contained rage. “Get out! All of you! Now!” The staff barely hesitated, their eyes wide with fear as they scrambled out of the room like a frightened flock of birds. Dishes clattered, chairs toppled, and the sound of hurried footsteps filled the air as they fled. Charon, his face set in a tense mask, hurried to lock down the house, his fingers moving swiftly over the control panel as he engaged the security measures, knowing that what was about to go down would be for their ears alone. “How dare you defy me!” Cassia’s voice boomed, raw and feral, as she turned her wrath on Cian. Her eyes blazed with fur

