CHAPTER 23
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS later, Rhys paced the massive entrance hall at Le Château de Villance, the no-doubt-expensive rug soft under his feet. Remi hadn’t been thrilled at Celine’s invitation—or rather her insistence—for Rhys and Coco to stay with them, but he’d indulged his wife and grudgingly offered up a guest cottage in the grounds. The place was immaculate, and it still had that new-paint smell. Rhys would bet good money that nobody had ever slept there.
Staying with the Kleins promised to be awkward, but logic said it was the best short-term solution. Not only would it save cash, but Celine seemed happy at the prospect and Coco might be glad of the company too.
Now he was waiting for her to arrive. He hadn’t told her much over the phone last night, just that somebody would be
