Masked Sins (Ravaged Castle, #4)

by Amanda Richardson

I sit down on the chair and untie the satin ribbon. Then I lift the lid. Inside is something wrapped in bubble wrap, and my hands are shaking as I turn it over and over, revealing⁠— I gasp. “Oh my God.” The Phantom of the Opera. “A first edition?” My shaking hands flip to the copyright page, and sure enough … Press of Braunworth & Co. Bookbinders and Printers Brooklyn, N. Y. First Edition, 1909. I set the book down on my lap. “Orion, this book is so, so rare. The dust jacket design with the Phantom on the stairwell? Only one of three total physical copies of the book is known to have retained the dust jacket in the whole world.” I’d done a lot of research. “Wait, did you pay thirty-two thousand dollars for this?” I ask, breathless. He shrugs. “It doesn’t matter.” I wrap the book back up carefully, placing the box on an empty shelf before I walk back over to Orion. “It does matter,” I murmur, placing a hand on his face. “Thank you. I don’t think anyone will ever be able to top this gift.” He smirks, kissing the inside of my wrist. “Good. I will endeavor to always be the best gift-giver.”