~~CASSIUS GORDIAN~~~

'Another jar of Santino's passion. What must have happened this time?' Claudius remarked, opening the door to his room.

His playful smirk disappeared when he saw the man behind me.

'A lot is happening' I answered.

He waited for me to fully enter his room then stood to block Jake from entering.. I knew at that moment that they were going to start with their unnecessary squabbles.

'Can you both pretend everything is fine for the next twenty minutes?' I begged, not in the mood for any of their banters.

My words hung in the air. Two minutes later, both men sat across me stiffly.

I sighed in...