Sixty-five:
Ellery Corbin
“Where are we going?” Elle asked. They were still in the car. They weren’t, Elle noticed, headed to Crescent Manor. At least not by the way Elle had grown familiar with. Diana smiled at her.
“Well, you’re coming with me to my vacation home,” Landry said, “and then mother will be going back to Crescent Manor.”
Diana huffed. “Oh, come on. I won’t be a bother, son.”
Landry sighed. “Mother, I’m going to be Claiming Elle. The two of us need time alone for that. It won’t make things easy for us with my mother hanging around.”
Diana Thayer smiled. “I can get snacks.”
“The house is fully stocked, and magic,” Landry said, “and I have servants. Everything will be fine.”
“Why do you have a vacation home in Glacier Falls?” Elle asked. “That doesn’t make any se
