Chapter 28 - Twenty Eight
A frantic knock echoed through the study, shattering the tense silence that had settled after Suzy’s departure. Ryan, still fuming over their argument, looked up with a scowl.
"Enter!" he barked, his voice laced with irritation.
The door creaked open, revealing Davis, his face etched with urgency. "Your Grace," he announced, his voice breathless, "a letter from Throne just arrived."
Ryan’s scowl deepened. Throne’s name was the last thing he wanted to hear at that moment. "What does it say?" he demanded, his tone clipped.
Davis approached the desk and extended a sealed envelope towards his master. "He requests your immediate presence at Lord Collin’s Manor," he explained, his brow furrowed in concern. "Apparently, it’s urgent."
Ryan snatched the letter from Davis’s grasp and ripped it open, his movements betraying his growing frustration. He scanned the contents quickly, his jaw clenching as he absorbed the information.
"Damn it," he muttered under his breath, crumpling the letter in his hand. "This can’t wait?"
Davis shook his head. "From the urgency in Throne’s tone, I’d say not, Your Grace."
Ryan rose from his chair, his tall figure casting a long shadow across the room. He paced back and forth for a moment, a tempest of emotions swirling within him.
"Prepare the carriage," he instructed, his voice firm. "We leave for Lord Collin’s Manor immediately."
"Yes, Your Grace," Davis acknowledged, his voice laced with a hint of worry.