Chapter 8

After sending the two clan leaders away, peace finally returned to the hall.

I was about to resume my reading when a guard entered again, looking somewhat uneasy. "Miss Vane, the clerk from the antique shop is outside. He says he has come to atone, and he begs to see you, no matter what..."

I blinked, recalling the snobbish shop assistant.

Victor glanced at me, a playful smile touching his lips. "