"Can't believe they are so alike."

It's no wonder Eltham was drawn to Brittany, even though she was already taken.

"Have you found Hestia yet?"

"Still on it. Heard she was last seen in the Capital City." Nathan was on a mission, searching for Hestia as swiftly as he could.

"Is Eltham using his wife as a stand-in now?"

"I doubt it."

Isaac shook his head: "If you truly care for someone, how could you ever see them as just a stand-in?"

"Hestia. Brittany."

These women couldn't be more different from Eltham.

Back in his school days, Eltham was the epitome of restraint and decorum, while Hestia was wild and unpredictable, having scraped her way up from the dregs of society. Their paths crossed unexpectedly. Her influence introduced Eltham to the thrill of rebellion.

now, Brittany offered Eltham a taste of

love Brittany, but he was enamored with the

enigmatic: "Mr. Salter, did Eltham's visit to Ms. Lynette last night mean

else would

"We don't know yet."

his temples:

...

returning from the Lynette estate, Piper unleashed her frustrations in her study, unable to contain her anger until she finally calmed down, her grip on the desk whitening her knuckles. Mrs. Walker heard the commotion and rushed upstairs,

always taught Piper to maintain her

incident got out, how would Piper ever

resentment: "Mom,

she wasn't enough for Eltham,

all, he had once dated Hestia, a woman from the wrong side of the tracks, and now he was

then suddenly slapped Piper across the face: "Piper,

a moment to recover, "Mom, I can't stand it, help me, I want to marry

Walker knelt down: "Piper, it's not that I refuse to help you, but Eltham is already

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