Chapter Five
“Hello again, Aunt Roxy.” I was delighted to see her name pop up on my cell phone’s display. “Are you still enjoying Australian men?”
“I was, but then Richard got called back to work three days early, so now we’re home. What did you mean by your text?”
“Which one?” I asked, setting down a pamphlet advertising a boat tour around the La Spezia harbor.
“The one where you said that Allie kicked you out of the Czech Republic. What on earth did you do? You didn’t try to ... oh lord ... tell me you didn’t fling yourself on Christian, did you? I know he’s adorable and has a voice that sounds like velvet, but trust me when I say that he’s not for you. I told you about Beloveds, didn’t I?”
“Yes, but—”
“I told you how for every unredeemed Dark One there’s just one single woman out
