The grand ballroom of the Assembly Rooms was as still as a mausoleum. Three hundred aristocrats stood frozen in place, their terrified eyes darting between the armed Highland warriors guarding every exit and the stunning, regal couple standing before Archibald Sterling. Evangeline Sinclair stepped forward, ascending the two marble steps of the orchestra podium. She placed the green leather dispatch case upon the carved music stand, unlocking the brass clasps…
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