I Built His Empire & Destroyed it Later: Rebirth of "V" Vane
Damian asked, his thumb lightly brushing the edge of the unbandaged wound.
It is nothing, Mr. Thorne, Julian intervened quickly, sweating profusely as he tried to pull his own hand back from Damians iron grip. She is incredibly clumsy around the estate. She broke a common wine glass during a domestic argument last night and managed to scratch herself. It is entirely irrelevant to our business discussion.
Clumsy, Damian murmured, his eyes reflecting a deep, dangerous intelligence as he looked from the fresh scar on her wrist up to the small red scratch on her cheekbone. You missed a spot when you were cleaning her up, Vance.