But maybe, just maybe, there would be a link back to her past. Her step-father had called her, distressed—well that was an understatement—devastated over Lucian’s spiral into this desperate situation. Zulika had always had a distant but respectful relationship with Peter Hargity. She’d taken his name when her mother had married him, but after her death, the two of them rarely spoke, communicating mostly by Christmas card or email.
Peter had always treated her mother well, so Zulika should not have blamed him for Lucian’s behavior, but somehow she felt as if there had been something missing in the man’s relationship with his son, something that triggered Lucian’s obvious personality flaws.
So when he had called and asked to come and see her, she had –agreed—mostly because she wanted to ge
