"We're here, ma'am.”
She drew her attention from her phone screen to notice that the car had come to a stop.
Looking beside her to the empty spot where Kaiden would have been seating, and for the hundredth time in the past forty-five minutes, she swallowed the lump of guilt lodged heavily in her throat.
The passenger door opened, Victor holding it out for her as she exhaled deeply and stepped out, noticing for the first time that the day had begun to darken, the sun already starting to set.
That didn't quell the beauty of the mansion that stood before her however. Creamy white and ancient, but in very good shape, Raphael's grandmother's home boasted of wealth and affluence, yet age and grace.
She thanked Victor, sending the chauffeur on his way while she stood before the towering buildingsuddenly feeling uncomfortable in her low heels.