"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.

offered Eltham a taste

Brittany, but he

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

else would

"We don't know yet."

massaged his temples:

...

she finally calmed down, her grip on the desk whitening her knuckles. Mrs. Walker

always taught Piper to maintain

got out, how would Piper ever find a

with resentment: "Mom, Eltham said he

enough for Eltham, why she couldn't capture

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

her daughter's words, then suddenly slapped Piper across the

to recover, "Mom, I can't

knelt down: "Piper, it's not that I refuse to help you,

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