Chapter 26

• The mansion buzzed with movement that evening. The Castillo anniversary party was one of those events people whispered about weeks before it happened. The grand hall had already been decorated with chandeliers polished to a soft glow, roses arranged in gold vases, and servants rushing from corner to corner.
• Men and women of high caliber paraded the mansion in absolute grace.
• The small of expensive wine lingered in the air, mixed with luxury colognes.