Chapter 646

In the quaint town of Elmsworth, autumn had painted the leaves with fiery hues and the crisp wind had begun to whisper of the coming winter.

Cassius had been absent from his home for three days straight, cloistered within the sanctity of the local church, praying and confessing before the Lord.

What sins weighed so heavily on his soul?

Was it his past, darkened by the time when he had been the voice of a notorious underground syndicate?

Or was he confessing a heart that had dared to love where it should not, his affections falling upon someone forbidden?

On the fourth day, Cassius found himself drawn as if by a spectral force, wandering as though in a trance to the decaying Bright family manor.

He knew that young Chasel had no other refuge, no other home, but this decaying symbol of a once great dynasty.

His concern had overwhelmed his resolve to stay away, and so he had come.

only stand watch, a silent guardian to the legacy of the Brights.

with the tormented soul of Thaddeus, who had once braved the tempest outside the gates of Silverlake Harbor, all for a mere glimpse of

within, rising up to choke the

of somber reflection that a procession of luxury cars glided up to the manor, stopping with a sense of entitlement that only the

dressed in a suit. Cassius recognized him immediately as the current head of Bright

You must be weary from your journey,” Warner greeted, bowing with an

curtly, his expression stoic, “Where is Chasel?”

been quiet in his room,” Warner–replied, seizing the chance to belittle his brother, “Dad, Chasel has truly crossed the line this time. Not only did he disregard our family’s code, but he’s

into a frosty smirk. “We shall see who panders to

That’s why Aunt Suri was so desperate to seek our family’s aid. I doubt Emeric

suspicion, “You never seemed this bitter about the Ashbournes before. Did they slight you when you went

skipped, beads of sweat forming on his brow, “Of course not! They

to enter the house, Warner felt a shiver down his spine and glanced back.

is it?”

the chill, “Dad, there’s a man dressed like a priest or

hadn’t recognized

but the street was deserted.

did he go? He was

to rest,” Zachary

left to his thoughts.

was released from his “cage” and

household of the Bright estate had gathered, a sea of expectant

father, leisurely sipping tea on a fine chair, his elder brother standing at attention, and the audience” summoned to witness the

discomfort churned in

the confines of this grand

his aunt for abandoning her luxurious life in the Bright household. But now, his heart

Zachary with icy detachment.

fall of empires. Even presidents

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