A little taller than Anastasia, she was skinny. She was wearing a white shirt over which she put on a black overskirt until her bodice. The way she held and squeezed his hand, Anastasia's jaw clenched. She had never felt so envious in her life. How did the girl know him? She wanted to ask Ileus, but later.
Others gathered around the counter where Robert was distributing keys to the room and giving them instructions as to where they were located.
Ileus pulled his hand from the girl's, then presented her to Anastasia. "Anastasia, this is Lillete, Robert's daughter. Lillete, this is Anastasia."
"Is she your wife or lover?" Lillete asked with a shock, but she recovered fast. "Or is she one of your recent acquisitions? When I saw you last a year back in Hannah's gambling joint, you weren't married." She paused and then lowered her tone, "I heard that you didn't want to marry!"
