Chapter 573

• "Good evening, Rainor. May I introduce my boyfriend Ben Shepherd? Ben, this is Rainor Hahn." Margaux said smoothly, recovering from her earlier stiffness.
• The man affected an awestruck expression. "The Ben Shepherd? The one who kills evil white slavers barehanded, poses naked for statues, rescues young women from dens of sin, and abuses his ex-wife, though that last one was reported in one of those awful scandal magazines so I suppose we should ignore it," he said with a sharp smile as he watched Ben's expression.
• He'd delivered his opening salvo boldly, his accent and speaking patterns as crisp as the tailored shirt he was wearing. The dig had been a decisive move but Ben had been prepared for something like this.