"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.

Brittany offered Eltham a taste of a different life

love Brittany, but he was enamored with the life

enigmatic: "Mr. Salter, did Eltham's visit

why else

"We don't know yet."

massaged his

...

in her study, unable to contain her anger until she finally calmed down, her grip on the desk whitening her knuckles. Mrs. Walker

always taught Piper to maintain

word of tonight's incident got out, how would

was filled with resentment: "Mom, Eltham said he

for Eltham, why she couldn't capture his

dated Hestia, a woman from the wrong side of the tracks, and now he was enamored with someone else's leftovers. How was she any less

daughter's words, then suddenly

Piper took a moment to recover, "Mom, I can't stand it, help

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

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