Devil's Riches: A Dark Captive Romance (Cruel Kingdom Book 2) by Stella Hart

Author:Stella Hart [Hart, Stella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-16T00:00:00+00:00

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Alexis

I took one of the keys from Victoria and turned it over in my palm. “Thank you,” I said. “What do I do with it?”

She smiled and handed the other key to Nate. “These keys open our front door, which goes into the main lobby,” she explained. “But you’re already in the building now, so you can just go through that hall over there if you want to check everything out.”

She pointed to a long hall on the other side of the foyer, lined with golden sconces. I glanced at Nate. “What do you think? Should we stay and have a look around, or are you too tired?”

Nate scratched his chin, pretending to think about it. “Let’s look around.”

“There’s a lot for you to see,” Victoria said, smile broadening. “I won’t be surprised if I catch you here every day for the next month.”

“That might actually happen,” I replied, returning her smile. I wasn’t sucking up to her. It was just the truth—if we didn’t spot members from the seven remaining Golden Circle families here tonight, we’d return on other evenings until we finally had every single one.

“Well, have fun,” she said. “I better head back to my office. Lots of paperwork to get through.”

Nate put an arm around my shoulder and said goodbye to Victoria before leading me over to the hall she’d pointed at earlier.

As we reached the entryway, I briefly turned my head over my shoulder, and I was surprised to see Victoria still standing in the middle of the foyer, staring at us. My stomach lurched. Did she suspect something? If so, why? How could she possibly know anything?

I gave her a smile and a wave, figuring I’d seem less suspicious if I acknowledged her instead of coldly ignoring her even though it was obvious that I’d spotted her. She gave me a small smile in return before turning away and striding toward the hall that led to her office.

I breathed a sigh of relief and turned back around.

Nate and I headed through the long passageway, passing smiling staff members on our way. There was an arched double doorway at the end, and I could hear the buzz of activity from beyond.

“Here we are,” Nate said, finally leading me out into the Mayfair’s main lobby.

My eyes widened as I took it all in. It was a massive atrium, lit by warm light from tiered chandeliers and golden sconces. The ceiling rose five stories high, and a grand staircase lay on the north side, sweeping up to landings with observation balconies on the upper floors. It was lined with intricate wood railings and carpeted with deep crimson velvet patterned by gold threadwork.

A reception area stood on the eastern side, presumably for staff to check in members who wished to book one of the private suites or dining rooms for the evening. Right near that were several plush baroque-style lounges for people to sit on while they waited.

Several yards beyond that was an elevator bank with a large map next to it.

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