Chapter 76. Treasure

Like a sudden flash, Poppy's face popped into her mind-beautiful, undeniably so, but with a charm that was impossible to like.

She remembered how that woman had always boasted about knowing the truth behind Gaius' death.

Serena had never been sure how much of it was true and how much was just empty bluff-but Poppy hadn't seemed like she was making it all up.

If Xavier's people had already hit a wall in their investigation... maybe she could try approaching Poppy herself?

"Serena?" the man beside her leaned closer. "What are you thinking about?"

Serena blinked, snapping out of it. "Nothing."

She lit up her phone screen and checked the time. "Are you hungry?"

Xavier patted his stomach-which had been audibly protesting its emptiness for a w