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.

cars in garish colors rolled

son. Know how much you

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

from the cars, carrying dozens of jewelry sets. Each

his cheek, playing

these from that royal

too much... though I

had become their obscene show

in my basic black suit, bare-faced and puffy-eyed, looking like a servant next to Valeria's polished

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Noah wouldn't equal

new cars.

finally remembered my

misunderstand, Valeria and Leon are just used to European customs. And Mom's adopted Leon as her grandson, so him

his birthday coming

finish, Valeria stumbled dramatically into his arms. "Hudson... I

up. "This

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