The following afternoon, Eloise sent over a collection of wedding gifts.

Scarlett had nothing pressing to do, so she settled into the sitting room and worked her way through the pile — unwrapping each one, cataloguing it, making note of who gave what so she could return the favor down the line.

She opened a matte black velvet box and stopped. Inside sat a full set of imperial green jade, the kind of piece that made apraisers go quiet. Stunning. ...