Randal draped his arm over Drake's shoulder. "Tell me about your two companions tonight. More to the point, what of the woman,she's quite ravishing. I never thought it at all possible, but she is every bit as stunning as the fair Lady Isadora, and of course, my Elaine." Randal smiled.?
"She," Drake glanced over his shoulder, finding Sierra standing with Rosaline in a small group of ladies. "She is more stunning."
Randal scrutinized Drake while leading him toward drinks on the refreshment table.?
"You know how important this merger is with Alexandre," Randal reminded his son. "New Orleans is the heart of our family fortune, and our business has rested on the thin line of wharves and levees of the waterfront for decades. Dozens of schooners, steamboats, and barges, loading and unloading c
