Chapter Seventy Eight

VAUGHN

"Mr. Vane, you should really get this one. It's beautiful."

Mr. Giles beamed up at me, his polished smile practically dripping with excitement. The man was a salesman to the core, his enthusiasm a well-rehearsed act designed to convince people like me to part with outrageous sums of money.

I’d been standing in this upscale jewelry store for what felt like an eternity, staring at trays of di