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Second Edition

Author: Cleo White Listening Length: 8h 44m

In retrospect, it might not have been the wisest idea to hand in my v-card to a hot librarian I picked up at my mother’s cocktail party. In my defense, the man has a French accent, gray hair, and knows a lot about books. The cards were really stacked against me making good choices, folks. I was probably na?ve to expec...

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I’ve gotten out of the habit of keeping my phone on me. The service at the chateau is spotty at best, and there’s really not much point unless one happens to be sitting two feet from with Wi-Fi router. My staff back at Weston has learned to expect a wait when they contact me, and I’ve found myself checking it less and less.

This morning, as I step back into my bedroom from the balcony, exhausted but more rejuvenated than I’ve felt in years, I bypass the device completely. It’s Saturday morning. Nobody needs anything urgently from me. I intend to squeeze in a rapid shower, but before I can even enter the bathroom, the knob on my bedroom door rattles and Zoe shuffles in.