On Lucien's twelfth birthday, which also marked two years of the Twinster living in the Lucero household, the family decided to celebrate on a private island.
The plan was to keep the gathering small and warm, something intimate for Lucien and the people he truly cared about.
Lucien did not have many friends, so only ten children attended the celebration. The rest of the hall was filled with adults, most of them members of Cesare's organization who treated Lucien with a strange mix of respect and affection.
It was during this party that Silas first met Edmund Halle and his father. Edmund stood out from the moment he walked in.
He carried himself with a level of grace and refinement that belonged to someone much older.
Every movement was calm and precise. Every word sounded like it had been softly polished before it reached his lips. Silas could not stop staring.
Adrian frowned as he followed Silas's line of sight.
"What is so cool about that guy?"
