November 9, 1801
The Thames
London, England
The shore boat had begun its trek from the Admiralty Steps shortly after dawn, deftly dodging the morning traffic on the Thames. It was a large boat that was packed with baggage, yet even that boat didn’t provide enough space. Following them was yet another boat containing even more items. One would expect a lady to require a lot of luggage and would thus assume that it was Caroline who had packed
October 2, 2004
Escorial
Palo Alto, CA
Brad
I walked into our bedroom and smiled at Jake, throwing out that facial expression to hide my moodiness. “Hey, I was thinking we could go up to the City today.”
“You want to do that and come back tomorrow for dinner?” he asked.
“I think we can skip the Escorial Sunday dinner this weekend,” I said. I was hoping he wouldn’t ask me why, but he would probably pin me down about
October 1, 2004
Cambridge, MA
Will
“Marc Sievres?” Grand asked and was clearly shocked. That in and of itself was a rarity.
“Mon Dieu,” Stef said, then sat there with his mouth open. I knew who Marc Sievres was, not because I’d met him, but because I’d spent a lot of time with my father talking about his encounter with him.
“You knew my father?” Fab asked excitedly. “I have studied his research and read his CV, but I do not know h
The next chapter does a recap of their relationships with Marc. I thought about teasing you all and having a massive cliffhanger so the news about Marc was linked to those revelations, but I was in a merciful mood.
October 1, 2004
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Will
“When do they get in?” Niko asked.
“Fifteen minutes,” I replied. “I’m going to go down to meet them.”
“See you in a few,” he said. I walked down the stairs and out into the Yard, knowing that I’d probably get a text from Travis when they were close. I got lucky in that I snagged a bench that had a view of the area where I was meeting the limo. I sat there, m