CHAPTER NINETEEN
I didn’t want to ruin his cute pep talk by pointing out the little asterisk in his comment. He guided me out of the kitchen and toward the foyer. We heard many voices and footsteps, and my heart sank when we reached the door to the entrance hall and found the Adler clan crowded about one of the newcomers, a handsome woman I guessed was Lady Victoria Siegel.
I could see why Max was pleased with her. Lady Victoria was a beauty to behold, with long black hair and a pale complexion to offset the darkness. Her dark eyes were perfectly spaced from a perfectly thin nose and her lips were pressed into an eternally sardonic smile. She wore an elegant black blouse with flare pants that went well with her over-extravagant black boots.
Grau and his servant were trying their be
