Linus’ Houston mansion was elegant and refined, with exquisite molding, frescos, and ten-thousand-dollar chandeliers. At the ranch, however, Linus went full Texas. Everything was stone and mahogany and huge fireplaces. Alessandro squinted at the deer antler chandelier and drawled in a perfect imitation of a local, “Teeeksus.” I elbowed him and hissed, “Stop it.”
