Page 111 of King of Sin
Then Cassian finally spoke.
"She's mine."
His voice was low and calm.
Dangerously calm.
The kind of calm that made experienced businessmen nervous and sent subordinates scrambling to fix mistakes before they became disasters.
Xavier's eyebrows rose.
Cassian never looked away from Juliet.
"It doesn't matter what she wants anymore."
His fingers slowly curled around the railing.
The polished metal let out a faint creak beneath the pressure.
"I gave her a chance." His jaw tightened almost imperceptibly. "I gave both of them a chance."
A dark emotion flashed through his eyes before disappearing beneath his usual composure.
"But they wasted it."
The words were spoken quietly, yet they carried enough weight to make Xavier's smile fade slightly.
Cassian's expression remained controlled, but the tension radiating from him was impossible to miss.
"Now she's mine," he said softly. His gaze followed Juliet as she moved through the crowd. "And now that she's mine, she's not going anywhere."
Xavier stared at him for several seconds.
To anyone else, Cassian appeared perfectly composed.
His posture was relaxed.
His breathing remained steady.
His expression revealed nothing.
But Xavier knew him too well.
He could see the storm lurking beneath that frightening control.
Every dangerous emotion was carefully buried beneath a mask of discipline.
Cassian didn't blink as he watched Juliet.
His eyes followed her relentlessly, never straying for even a second. There was something unsettling about the way he observed her, like a predator silently tracking its prey from a distance.
Xavier couldn't help letting out a laugh. Shaking his head, he lifted his whiskey glass to his lips.
"I can see you're completely gone."
Cassian ignored him.
The response only made Xavier more amused.
