“Dad, let’s go and see Rose.”Tristan’s voice floated down from upstairs, clear and bright, cutting cleanly through the heavy air in the living room, and Cassie felt her entire body stiffen because she had personally told him to go to his room and read, and somehow, in the middle of everything, no one had noticed when he slipped out again.Franklin’s lips pressed together slowly, and for a brief second his expression gave nothing away, but then a faint smile curved at the corner of his mouth as an idea formed in his mind.“Let’s meet at the usual,” he said calmly into the phone, his tone steady and deliberate.Frederick did not hesitate to refuse. “No, that place isn’t suitable for Rose, and although Sienna, Asher, and Lucien are here, wouldn’t it be better to meet at your house? We aren’t strangers.”Cassie felt the blood drain from her face as she listened, her fingers curling tightly against her palm as anxiety crept up her spine, but Franklin looked completely unbothered, as if he
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