Chapter 74
The throne room was silent, save for the faint rustle of Anastasia as she adjusted her gown.
She looked down, eyes meeting the pleading gaze of Cassius who knelt before her, his eyes pleading.
With a slow deliberate movement, she rose from her throne, descending the stairs. Each step she took echoed through the vast empty room.
Cassius bowed his head as she approached her, his expression written with fear. As Anastasia halted in her footsteps, her lips curled into disdain.
In a blink of an eye, her hands shot out towards him. Her fingers closed around his neck, her grip tightening with an unexpected strength.
Cassius gasped, his eyes wide with shock. He opened his mouth to speak but only a strangled sound escaped his lips.