“Any siblings?” Racheal asked.

“No. I am the only son of an only son.” Delbert responded.

“Oh.” Racheal said. So Delbert was the Dalloz heir. A family she suspected were more powerful than the Sherrods. And here he was, sitting beside her, eager to give her the world.

She shook her head, she wished they had met under a different circumstance.

She caught him smiling. “What is it?”

“You told Laura I was your friend.” He was transformed into a shy teenage boy.

“Are ...