r, Marcus infor

ooking at me. He was straightening his tie in the mirro

ne our family had held

attend," he added. "T

be paraded around to prove his control. The old me would h

l pieces of the picture clicked

find them waiting. Ma

sharp, black, single-breasted design. I knew it instantly. There was only one in the world. It had been comm

small, triumphant sm

tter on her, don't you think?" he said to me. "You should just

, nodding in agreement, his eyes full of admiration for Chloe. He saw her as

d not

towards the main entrance where his private, arm

l take you. It's monitored, of course. Standa

and his mistress would arrive in the chariot of p

h Marcus's, Alex trailing behind them like a loyal