Shattered Restraint

Killian stepped out of the dim corridor and crossed the dining room in silent command, each stride unhurried yet unquestionable. The people behind him shuffled after him, flustered.

He halted at Sloane’s table, the light gleaming off his cuff links. “Last night you celebrated my birthday. Tonight, you share a meal with someone else?”

Gareth rose so fast his chair scraped the polished floor, placin