Sophie

Sophie had been taken aback when she saw the little woman, who was Lucien Delano’s wife. She was not a beauty, but there was something about her, the lustrous brown eyes, the wide smiling mouth, her grace, her body, yes, men looked at her and wanted to make her theirs. Sophie had seen it in the eyes of men in the audience as they saw the woman who had rushed to the ropes, crying out the Boss’ name in such a fervent way.

What had been even more remarkable was the ...