Vivian, Reign noticed, was not easily won over.
Reign watched this with quiet satisfaction.
The gifts were received, and Vivian's tea earned a look of genuine surprise that transformed her face briefly into something softer. Rowan quietly thanked Reign while Roseann almost let out a scream when she saw the palette, which Reign didn’t expect, as she must have many of those, but then gathered it was a good sign.
"I want to speak about the matter of this marriage," Vivian said. "I won't pretend I'm not disappointed that it happened the way it did," Vivian continued, looking at Dashiell like she had a lot to say but had been holding it back. "Behind my back. Without ceremony. Without…"
"Grandma." Dashiell's voice was pleading.
"I'm speaking." She returned her gaze to Reign. "However. What
