Mistress of the House

Cora POV

The heavy thump of a hammer echoed through the grand foyer. All movement in the sprawling space ground to a halt the second Vera descended the massive mahogany staircase. Her eyes widened in alarm, darting between me and the eccentric interior designer I had hired. The flamboyant man was currently gesturing wildly at the depressing, museum-like walls. He was here to breathe some desperat