Chapter 604
- The silence that followed their entrance was brittle, broken only by the frantic, low-frequency buzz of a hundred hushed conversations.
- “Who is that?” a woman near the buffet whispered, craning her neck for a better view. “Is that really the woman everyone’s been talking about? She looks like she stepped out of a palace.”
- The whispers swelled into a dull roar as guests leaned toward one another, eyes glued to the couple.