The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Eliza had just tucked Wendy in when she bolted out the door.

“Hold on a sec, Percival!” she called out.

Percival was about to slide into his car when he heard his name being called. He turned around and asked, “What?”

Eliza tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. “Percival, we haven’t had a proper chat in ages. Can we catch up the day after tomorrow, maybe over dinner?”

Percival squinted slightly. “What’s on your mind, Eliza?”

She chuckled awkwardly, “I just wanted to talk to you about your mother, my sister, you know?”

Percival gazed at Eliza, his thoughts concealed by the dim light around them.

After a moment, he said with a deep voice, “Day after tomorrow it is.”

Eliza then pulled out something from her pocket, handed it to Percival without explanation, and headed back to the Boyd residence.

In the car, Vivienne sniffed the object curiously.

It was an antidote for some love potion!

“Why did she give you this?” Vivienne was puzzled.

Could it be that Eliza, a member of the Boyd family, did not want Gillian to marry into Percival?

Percival chuckled. “She probably wants to curry favor.”

Vivienne nodded in understanding. “So, are you going to accept this favor or not?”

“Absolutely,” Percival said, wrapping his arm around Vivienne and rubbing her shoulder, “It wouldn’t be fun otherwise. Can’t be completely uninvolved with the Boyds during this time.”

Percival had come to Sea City on a mission, and getting close to the Boyds was just a cover.

He needed to entangle himself with them when necessary to mask his true purpose better.

Now that his enemies were hidden and he was exposed, he had to tread carefully.

the next day. Gillian

embrace, observing

are you

playfully, and said deliberately, “I’m thinking about how

Thomas slammed on the brakes so hard he nearly flew out of

cat just dashed across

such explosive topics?

Griffin’s bomb factory and get blown to

lowered the privacy screen in the car, thinking maybe Maddox should consider a new driver for

crimson. She had

would take

a stir in his heart, and leaned down

…

At the Perez Mansion.

has arrived in Sea City?” Diana Perez was having dinner when she

might not

Despite her years with the Perez family, she had

mere foster granddaughter was getting

had called Jasper to check in, and

It was maddening!

“Vivienne’s here, and I really

…

Percival was awakened

terrible, Percival! Grandma’s back is acting up after the water ceremony yesterday. She’s bedridden and can’t get up.

so intense one might think it

the warmth of Vivienne next

efficient sometimes; she had cleared his room in

the sprawling

Percival remained silent, Mara grew even more frantic, “Percival, are you listening? I’m beside myself here. The

isn’t someone you should talk about like

full

and he had always called

thought made Mara seethe

because of Vivienne. We all know she’s the matriarch, but come on, Grandma’s an elder.