Chapter 60
The Young Master and his father remained in silence.
The Duke had his eyes on Marianne while his son had his eyes fixed on his neck.
For a while now, Paul was observing blankly at the back of his neck. There was not a concrete reason for it. Paul was not thinking of anything as he stared intently, with a dull gaze, at the barely covered skin.
He breathed inherently while keeping a straight posture next to him. His hand, held the other’s wrist at his back, hiding them as he seemingly adopted a polite stance. As more attention was put on the Duke’s nape... more strength clutched his wrist.
It was all instinctive reactions his body was exerting. Paul had no intention of doing anything, nor any idea going through his mind. At that moment he was impassive, no emotion could be felt within him, he was just empty of everything after coming to that unfounded conclusions about his progenitor’s intentions.
Such attitude and lack of sentiment made him more unpredictable. Therefore, the threat he denotes... multiplied.
Paul lifted his eyes suddenly, out of no apparent cause, his change of sight was triggered in a flash. Passing to look at the empty wall in front of him for a second, his eyes rolled slowly to look in the direction where the room entrance was. Calmly flickering as he stared at the wide doors for more than a minute, without bothering to turn his head... His gaze came back to the Duke’s nape and immediately back to the doors once again.
It was happening. The birth of a terrifying idea was soon to be conceived in the oddly poised insides of his core.
Regardless of the looming danger, Orland did not have a clue of the devilish impulses his son was about to embrace. And, fortunately, he did not get to... "see" an exhibit of his violence this time too.
The arrival of the two other female members of the family prevented the devil from formulating a beastly intent on Paul’s psyche, and also, the Duke’s discovery of his son’s inner demons.
Feigning delicacy, Theressa knocked on the door, softly enough to still be heard inside, stopping the dangerous outcome. Then, with a fake trembling voice, she asked.
"Father...? Can... May I come in?"