Chapter 271 – Welcome to the Church of The Reader
"Loyalty." Cassius said calmly, watching the surprised faces of the twins, their silver skin lending them a rather enchanting look under the room's light.
This had been the goal all along.
Everything he'd done so far had been aimed at securing the loyalty of the two before him.
As he let the silence settle, giving the twins time to fully grasp the situation, Cassius watched their expressions shift.
Aminata's face might be identical to her sister's, but her expression always carried a touch of coldness, impatience, and an untouched yearning simmering just beneath the surface, ready to erupt at any moment.
Awa was softer and more reasonable, her silver eyes glowing with a constant thoughtfulness, as though her mind perpetually drifted somewhere else, preferring the space inside her own head to the reality around her.
Yet something about her felt off. Something Cassius couldn't quite place.
