Claiming Magique: 1
“Ronnie said, taking the Bordeaux from Wallace. She held her glass up to the firelight, aping the movements of the snooty connoisseurs she’d studied over the years. Even without their elevated sense of the divine or a high school diploma, she could see the ruby color was exquisite.
After a brief whiff of the bouquet, she hazarded a guess, “Château Pétrus?”
Presumably, it was the most expensive wine in the world, costing three grand and up per bottle. Only the best for Tim Bellamy, Hunt’s friend ...and colleague who’d been with Hunt that first night he’d met Alexa. According to Ronnie’s dossier on Tim, his late grandfather had owned this twenty-two-acre spread and the Georgian Colonial mansion where she and Wallace now waited. The old man had given Tim the place as a reward for passing the bar.
“Château Margaux,”
Wallace said. His suit jacket lay on an overstuffed chair to the side. He gestured to the studded leather sofa where Ronnie sat.
She inclined her head, inviting him to join her.MoreLess
After a brief whiff of the bouquet, she hazarded a guess, “Château Pétrus?”
Presumably, it was the most expensive wine in the world, costing three grand and up per bottle. Only the best for Tim Bellamy, Hunt’s friend ...and colleague who’d been with Hunt that first night he’d met Alexa. According to Ronnie’s dossier on Tim, his late grandfather had owned this twenty-two-acre spread and the Georgian Colonial mansion where she and Wallace now waited. The old man had given Tim the place as a reward for passing the bar.
“Château Margaux,”
Wallace said. His suit jacket lay on an overstuffed chair to the side. He gestured to the studded leather sofa where Ronnie sat.
She inclined her head, inviting him to join her.MoreLess
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