In a highly private villa, Seraphina Redgrave sat in front of a canvas. Around her feet lay a variety of painting materials. She held a sketch pencil and carefully outlined on the paper.
Not far away stood two tall tombstones.
They bore the photos of two women.
These were the very women she was sketching.
A fawn squatted nearby, quietly resting without disturbing its owner, and it was very well-behaved.
When it got bored, it ran off to play, wandering through the flowers and the grass. The golden sunlight on its white fur made it seemed to glow.
"What kind of gift are you planning? You've even moved right in."
On the canvas next to Seraphina was a phone with Ethan Sterling's voice on the speaker; they were having a voice call.
Seeing her secretive demeanor, Ethan felt increasingly eager to find out what kind of gift he would receive.
