I didn’t expect Caius to be there when I got to his luxurious Villa outside of the main city; he was a busy man, and I had not given him any warning about this.
There was no indication either way when I arrived with Cal in the late afternoon, and I approached the main entrance of the large building with my head held high, expecting my call in on the Emperor to go unanswered.
M stomach flipped when the door opened before I had even reached it, and I was relieved to see it was not Caius on the other side of it.
“You…”
It was the young man who had brought the purplish red dress for me yesterday.
“I came here to talk to the Emperor.”
“Of course…” the guy stuttered and stepped aside. “Please wait here, and I will tell him you have arrived.”
I nodded and waited on the doorstep for him to
