CHAPTER 23
ELIZABETH
The lobby of the King’s Hotel and Casino was simply majestic. The walls were painted a tasteful cream color, with abstract art framed on the walls. Mosaic marble tiles outlined my steps and met each press of my heels with a loud ‘clack’. Gold highlighted the chrome bars at the ticket booths and crowned the stands on either side of the entrance to the casino. I walked up to the desk near the door and smiled at the woman in a gold vest.
“Hi,” I glanced at her name tag. “Sylvia. I’m Natalia Brown.” “Hi, ma’am.” She said.
“I have a room in…”
“Yes,” Her grin broadened. “In the penthouse suite. I’ll have someone come and show you right along, ma’am.”
“Thanks.” She waved toward the bellboy who had grabbed all of the bags from the taxi. “By the way,” I returned to her a
