You frown as you hear the sound of the front door opening, two sets of footsteps and giggling following as you sit with your book in your lap on the couch. You glance up briefly away from the book as Julian walks in with a new mistress tucked against his side, his arm around her waist. He smirks down at you, hoping to get a reaction from you.

“Hello, tesoro,” he murmurs as his eyes study you. “Meet Sophia. She will be staying with us for a while. Isn’t she lovely?”