Chandria’s POV“My Lady, Lord Serpent is looking for you.”A knock came at the door.I dragged myself up, opened the door, and there stood a butler. His face was blank, polite, and annoyingly calm.I rolled my eyes instantly. “Lord or Black. Stop calling him that. You make it sound so important. He’s not.” My voice came out sharp, but the butler didn’t flinch. He just stood there, stiff as a statue.“He wants you to join him for lunch,” he continued. “You didn’t appear during breakfast earlier.”“Yeah. And I don’t plan on joining him for lunch either,” I muttered. My hand was already on the door, ready to shut him out. “Good play, but I’m not interested.”I started closing the door, but before it could shut, his hand pressed against it. I froze. My eyes went wide because, damn, he was strong.He didn’t even look like he was trying, but the door wouldn’t budge an inch. One hand. That’s all it took, and I knew right then he wasn’t just some regular servant.“You must see him,” the butle
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