Next, I had to confront Montengo.
I gathered up all the printed papers, revealing the financial and blackmailing goods the Berth of Venus had to offer, and emerged once again from the office.
Montengo was in the center of the party the Devil’s Wings were having, looking drunk and happy. Joey was handing out drinks nearby, but Corbin was nowhere to be found. I approached him, and he looked up at me, a childish smile on his face.
“Princess!” he exclaimed. “I’m glad things worked out! You seen Faria around?”
“Actually, President Montengo,” I said, sitting down beside him. “I have a confession to make. I am the real Faria Michaels. The woman you were with is named Honisha, and she lied about who she was in order to help protect me from the Minghellis.”
Montengo stared. I could tell my wor
