Vivienne's fingers froze atop her phone screen, Griffin's contact highlighted. The sudden pause was punctuated by a sense of déjà vu.
A café?
Why did that sound so hauntingly familiar?
She pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration. "How could I have forgotten about this?"
Meanwhile, in a café, Victoria perched in a reserved booth, her gaze drifting over the bustling crowd through the panoramic windows.
Irritation flickered in her eyes.
Vivienne!
She really had some nerve!
Twice now!
That wretched woman had stood her up twice!
Calls unanswered, texts ignored, just like she had vanished off the face of the earth. How could Richard have ever approved of such a granddaughter-in-law, bringing shame to the Ellington name?
And Percival!
Birds of a feather indeed. Both just as unreliable as the other!
Victoria gnashed her teeth on the freshly served scones as if she were biting into Vivienne and Percival, those two good-for-nothings. "Let's go find War God! Damn it, I refuse to believe I can't handle the two o you!"
at Northway City, within the Grimshaw estate-a structure reminiscent of a middle-age
cup from the desk and hurled it at Isaac's forehead. "Useless! Can't even handle a simple task, and
"Please, forgive me, Patriarch!"
the modern era, the
his knees, forehead pressed to the ground. "We underestimated the situation. We never anticipated a young woman could be so formidable. I suspect she might come from an ancient
it. See
Grimshaws, as one of the five major
such a
your punishment. I'll give you one more chance.
fate has placed this opportunity before
...
in Rivenwood a day later, Victoria
sake of my mother who once aided you, could
are both shrewd; you've had past issues with them. It's
back on their word. It's obvious they want to
his
was definitely capable of such
gone senile; I just don't get his fascination with
Arthur's gaze darkened momentarily.
a little too
had chosen her to lead the new division was beyond
deal with the Abernathys was the
the rest, my position prevents further involvement. Until we know what the Grimshaws want with that weapon, I can't
Abernathys were
aunt and concealed her as a comatose patient after birthing his
had been searching
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