Chapter 5

Leon's appearance echoed his father's.

He gave me a contemptuous once-over, "God, you're a mess."

Then he turned to Hudson, hand extended expectantly,

"Dad, about those birthday presents you promised when Mom and I got back?"

"Eighteen in two days. Last year I got ninety-nine presents. Let's make it an even hundred this time."

Hudson ignored Leon's insult toward me, ruffling his hair with indulgent affection.

"Of course,"

He pulled out the protection pendant, carefully placing it around Leon's neck with a tenderness he'd

never shown Noah,

As if that wasn't enough, Hudson snapped his fingers.

garish

Know how much you

around Hudson's arm. "Hey, what about mama? Don't tell me the boy's your favorite now, hmm?" Hudson tweaked her nose with a grin. "As if

cars, carrying dozens of jewelry sets. Each piece was

kissed his cheek,

god, aren't these from that royal auction in Europe? Each set worth

Baby, you're too much...

become their obscene

I stood in my basic black suit, bare-faced and puffy-eyed, looking like a servant

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Noah wouldn't equal the cost

new cars.

remembered

don't misunderstand, Valeria and Leon are just used to European customs. And Mom's adopted Leon as

coming up, and that

dramatically into

up. "This is exactly

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