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!"

structure reminiscent of a middle-age castle-Oliver

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

"Please, forgive me, Patriarch!"

era, the Grimshaws

knees, forehead pressed to the ground. "We underestimated the situation. We never anticipated a young

"You think I'm a fool? How powerful could a twenty-something-year-old possibly be? Go on, inquire about it. See if there's a family with such

as one of the five major families, had no such

have such a talent? And if

punishment. I'll give you one more

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

...

day later, Victoria

facing Arthur, her words 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

fingers tapping the tabletop intermittently. "You're too impulsive. Vivienne and Percival are both shrewd; you've had past issues with them. It's no wonder they don't trust you."

then went back on their word. It's obvious they want to

expression remained neutral, though his opinion of Vivienne was

was definitely capable of

gone senile; I just don't get his fascination

Arthur's gaze darkened momentarily.

was indeed a

the rest had chosen her to lead the

did help me, and helping you covertly deal

want with that

were masters of

and concealed her as

Victoria had

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