Standoff at the Gate

Almost everyone in the villa could hear the commotion at the front gate by then. Seraphine hurried over to the window and looked toward the crowd gathered near the gate. After confirming that Lowell wasn't there, she immediately headed toward his room next.

Lowell had gone to bed around three in the morning, so he told his two bodyguards to turn down any requests to meet him that morning.

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