Chapter 157 Piers Delano

• Roxanne was welcomed immediately.
• The aroma of cake hung in the air. Proserpina was in the kitchen, baking, and Xander hesitated in the doorway for a second, a trifle shy. But the gorgeous woman, who seemed to be glowing, thought Roxanne candidly, turned to gather him in her arms and, balancing him on her hip, she swayed across to the island, where a sheet of baked cookies had been spread.
• Beatric grunted from her position in a corner of the kitchen where she sat, munching on something. Roxanne was a trifle scared of the old woman who was undoubtedly Proserpina Delano’s staunchest supporter and bodyguard, old though she might be.