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!"

City, within the Grimshaw estate-a structure reminiscent of a middle-age castle-Oliver Grimshaw

it at Isaac's forehead. "Useless! Can't even handle a simple task,

"Please, forgive me, Patriarch!"

the Grimshaws clung

the ground. "We underestimated the situation. We never anticipated a

a twenty-something-year-old possibly be? Go on, inquire about it. See if there's a

of the five major families, had no

possibly 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

has placed this opportunity before us, then it's destined to

...

day later, Victoria was still fuming over

were laced with 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 have gone too far!

you've had past issues with them. It's no wonder they don't trust you." "They could just reject

bristled. "But they agreed, then went back on their word. It's obvious they want

expression remained neutral, though his opinion of

definitely capable

to vent. "Richard's gone senile; I just

Arthur's gaze darkened momentarily.

was indeed a

had chosen her to lead the new division was beyond

help me, and helping you covertly deal with the Abernathys was the most I

that weapon, I can't intervene. You want

Abernathys were masters

aunt and concealed her as a comatose

had been searching for her

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