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!"
Grimshaw estate-a structure reminiscent of a middle-age
cup from the desk and hurled it at Isaac's forehead. "Useless! Can't even
"Please, forgive me, Patriarch!"
the Grimshaws clung to
the situation. We never anticipated a young woman could be so formidable. I
How powerful could a twenty-something-year-old possibly be? Go on, inquire about it. See if there's a family with such a prodigy. Wouldn't those old coots be parading her
as one of the five major
to have such a talent? And
Down you go to receive your punishment. I'll give you one
the desk emphatically. "If fate has placed this opportunity before
...
day later, Victoria was still fuming over being
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! They're clearly
sternly, his fingers tapping the tabletop intermittently. "You're too impulsive. Vivienne and Percival are both shrewd; you've had past issues with
on
his
was definitely capable of such
senile; I just don't get his fascination
Arthur's gaze darkened momentarily.
indeed a
chosen her to
help me, and helping you covertly deal with the Abernathys was the most
further involvement. Until we know what the Grimshaws want with that weapon, I can't intervene.
were masters of
Percival's aunt and concealed her as a
her true heritage, Victoria had been
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