Chapter 45

Beatrix's point of view

Five screens glowed on the wall of Octavia's private office, each displaying a different fashion blog. The headline on Fashion Insider screamed in bold type: "CECELIA WINSLOW: FASHION'S FEMME FATALE?" Below it, a grainy but unmistakable photo showed Cecelia entering a London hotel with Alistair Cross, her mentor's husband.

Octavia and I sat side by side at her c