Another threat

Dom's POV

at the Great Hall

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"Where did you wander off to?" came my father's voice from the principal seat beside the high table where he was playing his chess alone. In the middle of the hall, the heart Horn's light cascaded down the large hall as I walked in and headed straight to take a seat at the front of the table, sliding my phone back into my pants pocket, I brought out my stick of Cuban and settled it between my lips.

"was catching up with my cousin," I said before lighting up my Cuban, taking a puff, and releasing the smoke into the Air, before returning my gaze to my Father, who also halted in his tracks on his chess games with a serious expression on my face.

"I know that you know why you're here, son," he said calmly as he slid his specks down his nose, peeking intently at me. voice laced with malice that only I could detect. or maybe it was because of the things I knew that no one else did?

either way though.

"Not until now, Father," I responded casuall