Chapter 44: We stan Lord Blackburn in this house
When Sam came back, he had good news. He had made a significant dent in the work left behind for him. So much so, that the person who had been sent to monitor him, but wasn’t allowed into his chambers, had gone off to let the Duke know about his efforts.
Cass wondered if that meant that they were going to report everything that had happened to Cass recently, but he didn’t really care. He was sure that Duke would actually be ecstatic if he died. He’d tried to replace him so many times already, and also kill him, so now it wouldn’t make a difference.
He had no idea that the grandson he wanted to get rid of was, essentially, gone. If he did know, he might celebrate before he realised that Cass was worse. Cass wasn’t terrified by an old man. Hell, he’d knock his knees out if he ever saw him.
Lord Blackburn solidarity.
No one gets away with abusing kids and killing gay people on his watch. Especially innocent kids and gay people. Evil gay people and evil kids?
That was different, and honestly, there weren’t that many evil gays. Unless you counted Cass, then, he’d already died once. He was in the clear. That was how karma worked, right?
Beyond that, as time went on, the gnawing pain of his stomach seemed to disappear, and Cass started to feel better. He did refuse most food for a while though, since the thought of eating made his stomach roll.
He was sure it was a trauma response, but with everything going on, he wondered if it was his, or if it was Lord Blackburn’s. It was an interesting dilemma, and one that Cass had the time to shove to the back of his mind.
He did want to speak to Lord Blackburn if it was truly him in his body. He would genuinely like that. But, there was also that chance that it was a fragment left behind, and that wouldn’t be as fun. Cass needed to harden himself if that was the case, because it wouldn’t be Lord Blackburn proper, but probably a traumatized version of himself.
It was always a traumatized version of the previous person. It made sense. Dark impressions left longer lasting effects. It was why most people considered ghosts to be evil, not good beings. Bad emotions were strong.
Cass knew that well.