Jeweler? That thing they talked about? I couldn’t help but wonder what the errand was, and why it made Gabriel’s jaw tighten further, but before I could ask, Alexander was already on his way out.
Twenty minutes later, I was sitting in the back seat of Gabriel’s car with Lilith beside me, watching the Beta’s increasingly sour expression in the rearview mirror as I directed him to the shopping district.
“The boutique district first,” I told him cheerfully. “I want to see what they have at Evangeline’s.”
Gabriel’s knuckles were white on the steering wheel. “That’s the most expensive shop in the territory.”
“I know.” I smiled sweetly at his reflection. “Alexander said not to worry about cost.”
Lilith was trying not to laugh, I could tell. She’d been delighted when I’d asked
