“How do you call this a house?” I ask rhetorically. “This is the kind of place that has a name like Chateau be Jealous of All My Money.” I look around in complete astonishment. Aydin and Evrin guffaw with laughter. “I’ll get a plaque made,” Lachlan deadpans, and I see the faintest hint of a smile before the asshole in him scares it away.

