Sir Jeffrey was a man of impeccable taste and the finest reputation. He was generous to a fault, most notably, with regard to fostering young ladies of impoverished means. His motivation in this regard is subject to the most dreadful rumor mongering in certain circles.
Martin attends the New Year's Auction party of boys given by Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein, a country where 14 is the age of consent. The superrich men of Europe with a fetish for 14-year-old boys are attending the party by invitation of the Vaduz Gentlemen's Club to bid on time covering beautiful boys. Martin is there as staff artist to sketch the events as party favors for the bidders. He's there on another mission, though, and because of a specific 14-year-old boy.
The second book in the growing up series. Margot goes to school. Note: The first chapters are much darker than the first series.
I have posted chapters 5, 6, and 7 earlier than expected because I wanted to move through the dark times faster. These took a long time to write because of how much abuse Margot suffers.