. The driveway was a mile long, lined with ancient oa

rawling limestone mansion that made the

e stopped at

, gardeners, chefs. They b

He threw his cane aside and enveloped her in

come sooner," he gru

it myself, Da

ra," Arman said, wiping his e

es interrupted t

around the fountain, kicking up gravel, and

rfly door

wearing oversized Gucci sunglas

She spotted Aleigha and sprin

ha, nearly knocki

ng, the witch is dead! I ordered a lite

g her best friend. "You

s untouched. Her silk sheets, her walk-in closet

sunglasses. She looked at Aleigha's b

her voice dropping all humor. "I have

g at her vanity. "I want them to

he mirror. The cheap Zara

back," Aleigha

"Excuse me? To

attic. I never told them what it was worth, so they just thre

"Road trip. I've been dying to meet Dorla. I

the security team,

bachs again, they'll get suspicious too fast.

ed suit-understated, but screaming ol

ok the

ce, back in the gloomy kitchen of Bart

ner? Why is n

tie. He held the crumpled bloo

Mom," Bart said tiredly.

No family. She's probably sleeping on a park bench right now. Giv