#Chapter 85: The Cost

I tried not to gape like a complete hick, but the apartment that spread out inside that door was the most amazing, plush apartment I had ever seen. Charles’s place back in Lustrum had been plenty sleek, but this put his place to shame. A wall of windows let in enormous quantities of natural light, which illuminated an apartment decked out in natural everything. Soft touches of bamboo, slate, and natural textiles on the furnishings gave the place a comfortable and rather spa-like feel. “Wow,” I breathed under my breath. Charles marched inside and immediately started poking around everywhere. I wasn’t sure what he was looking for or if he was just inspecting it to see if it met his standards. This apartment certainly met with mine. But, like not wanting to gape, I didn’t want to let on how much I really liked the place. It was too bad such an amazing apartment had come from such a horrible encounter. But even memories of the governor couldn’t spoil it for long. Before I could stop my