Penelope's POV:

“How much exactly did this place cost?”

“An insignificant sum,”

Insignificant indeed.

I really try not to gawk at my surroundings. But it’s near impossible. The lobby of Aether Garden looks like a fairytale land. I don’t even care about the people probably throwing curious looks at me. Even though it’s almost two am, some residents are still out.

Why is the chandelier so big? And there’s three of them in the lobby alone?

“This is so fucking insane,” I whisper, sounding like a kid who got a massive birthday present.

“I take it you like the place.” Vincent says, his voice dangerously close to me.

I twist...