Chapter 49 Few Here Deserve the Spotlight

• Roxanne locked onto Finneas’s proud, straight back and the way he shielded little Suzannah in his arms. Her eyes sparkled, bright and unblinking.
• “How does he know so much? We’ve got tons of ‘experts’ here, and none of them caught it—he caught everything. That’s insane!
• The Lockwood family had this coming. Day to day they strut around Hofcaster like they own the place—connections everywhere, arrogant and tyrannical—won’t even show respect to my Uncle Leonardo! Well, look at them now. Serves them right.”