Krys snorted. “That is some niche education.”
“Both have folk working for their families, just from different sides.”
Nessa said, “So, she works with humans? Don’t the ears give her away?”
Stovos put on his glamour. “What ears?”
The grouping laughed.
Kel said, “Do you have a name?”
Tolly held up a finger while she looked for the name of the training centre. She looked up the CEO and started laughing. “Miss D.A. Kadabra.”
Stovos laughed and then stilled. “See if she is related to DAK Corp.”
Tolly nodded and whistled. “I must be getting rusty. Yes, that’s her. Oh, wow. I have met Delphine dozens of times when she came to the office for land rights negotiations.”
Stovos’s eyes widened. “She’s powerful. I can remember DAK but not Delphine. Now that you have said her name, I remember her.”
Tolly looked at him. “Seriously, boss? You couldn’t remember her?”
“No. But now she seems very familiar. Her mother used to be on a number of charitable organizations in town. She still is, actually.” Stovos frowned and worked on his own phone. “Here. Ambera Kaden. She’s on the board of about a dozen charities in the city.”
Tolly smiled. “I have met her as well. She’s not snooty at all when we meet with her. She also doesn’t stare at my breasts; she points to hers.”
Stovos sat back. “This has been illuminating. It explains where Ambera is getting the funds she donates. DAK is a successful company.”
Tolly kept working on her phone, and when Stovos put his hand on her shoulder, she swatted it. “Not now, sweetie. Hang on. I need my laptop.”
Stovos sighed, rapped on the table, and the laptop rose out of the wood. “We will discuss your lack of interest in your husband later.”
Tolly turned and gripped his face in her hand. “Boss, I am doing research. You asked me to do research. I can’t turn it off and on. There is a mystery here, and there are websites that I use that you don’t need to worry your pretty head about. I will do penance for disrespect later. On your knees.”
She let her husband’s face loose and opened her laptop.
Nessa said, “You mean on your knees.”
Tolly started typing. “I know exactly what I said.”
The king of the dark court laughed, and his assistant did what she did for her salary. Research.
Tolly looked at the list she had compiled. “Delphine is a busy girl. She owns a variety of businesses, most with an artistic bent, under five different corporations. Money lines up to jump into her accounts.”
Stovos smiled. “So, she’s an elf.”
“Half-elf. Her father is the elf; Ambera is human and a discarded mistress. Veeso is Delphine’s father.” Tolly said, “I would have sworn Ambera was an elf.”
Stovos curled his lip. “Ah. She is lucky her mother is so strong and determined.”
“From what Ambera has said, it is Delphine who does all the work. Ambera just acts as the face of the corporations.”
Stovos asked softly, “Are they coming to the party on Saturday?”
Tolly smiled. “They are.”
“Excellent. So, the star and the light will both be in the same place. I wonder if they know about each other?” Stovos mused.
Nessa smiled. “I can ask. She’s still on shift right now.”
