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!"

reminiscent of a middle-age castle-Oliver Grimshaw sat

cup from the desk and hurled it at Isaac's forehead. "Useless! Can't even handle a simple task, and

"Please, forgive me, Patriarch!"

era, the Grimshaws clung to archaic

the situation. We never anticipated a young woman could be so formidable. I suspect she might come from an ancient

inquire about it. See if there's a

the

boast to have such a talent? And if they did, he'd have

you go to receive your punishment. I'll give you one more chance. Whatever

this

...

in Rivenwood a day later, Victoria was still fuming

bitterness. "War God, for the sake of my mother who once aided you, could you please convey a message to the Ellingtons? Vivienne and Percival

listened sternly, his fingers tapping the tabletop intermittently. "You're too impulsive. Vivienne and Percival are both shrewd; you've had past issues with them. It's

on their word. It's obvious

his opinion of Vivienne was

definitely

I just don't get his fascination

Arthur's gaze darkened momentarily.

a little

the rest had chosen her to

and helping you covertly deal with the Abernathys was the

further involvement. Until we know what the Grimshaws want with that

were masters of

her as a comatose patient after birthing

true heritage, Victoria had

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