Zade and Austin, who had been sitting quietly on the smaller velvet sofa, immediately stood up in absolute, sheer fear. Zade moved so fast that a sharp spike of pain shot through his broken ribs, but he did not even dare to groan. His face went as white as a sheet of paper. Austin's knees were physically shaking, knocking against each other under his trousers.
All the wonderful, attentive services stopped at once. Every single person in the room was looking directly at the three men who had just entered through the heavy wooden door.
The silence in the room was so thick and heavy that it felt hard to breathe. The air had turned freezing cold.
Kade looked at the six half-naked, heavily muscled men standing around Lady Camilla. He looked at the wine, the grapes, and the foot oil. He instantly realized that this was a massive, life-threatening disaster. He wanted to save everyone from the General's wrath.
Kade took a very slow, careful step backward toward the hallway.
