Previous Chapters Recap of what’s happened so far and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One Chapter 197 Thursday evening — 6:25 P.M “It’s time to tell Tanesha the truth,” Rodney Smith said. “Go ahead,” Gran raised an eyebrow in challenge. “You tell her the truth.” “It’s your story,” Rodney Smith said. “I…
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Prelude Previous Chapters CHAPTER TWO Three days later Saturday early morning October 24 – 2:15 a.m. EDT Sheridan Circle Mansion, Washington DC “So what did you do?” John Kelly Drayson, Alex’s husband and vascular surgeon, asked. Alex stepped into the warm lavender scented bath where he was sitting. When she made a…
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Previous Chapters Recap of what’s happened so far and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One CHAPTER 196 Thursday afternoon — 4:15 P.M. “Dad?” Nash asked. “Nash,” Aden replied. Aden glanced at his son. He’d just picked Nash up from his orthodontist appointment and they were on their way to Nash’s martial arts…
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Prelude Previous Chapters CHAPTER ONE Tuesday afternoon – 2:30 p.m. Over Paktika Province, near Shkin Afghanistan on the Pakistan border “Raz! I need that satellite!” Alex said into her microphone. They were flying fast in US Air Force Captain Zack “The Jakker” Jakkman’s favorite bird, a Pave Hawk helicopter, over Afghanistan. The President was…
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Previous Chapters Recap of what’s happened so far and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One Chapter 195 Thursday morning — 8:15 A.M. “We’re prisoners in our own house!” Mike’s voice echoed through the Castle from the main living room. Valerie gave him a wry look from her spot on the couch. Jackie…
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Prelude Previous Chapters PRELUDE Tuesday afternoon October 20 – 1:30 p.m. AFT FOB Sharana, Paktika Province, Afghanistan “What is it?” he asked the moment she shifted to sitting on their bed. She had been pressed against him with his arm around her as they lay on their sides on the small cot. She shook her…
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Previous Chapters Recap of what’s happened so far and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One Chapter 194 Thursday early morning — 2:15 A.M. When Jackie cried, Valerie lifted her from the bed and slipped out of their bedroom. She was about to sit down on their couch when she remembered that Sandy…
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Previous Chapters Recap of what’s happened so far and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One Chapter 193 Wednesday afternoon — 2:15 P.M. “And?” Jeraine opened the sliding door and Tanesha followed him out to the patio of the Penthouse. “And whoosh Jackie was born,” Tanesha said. “It was unbelievable.” He set their…
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Previous Chapters Recap of what’s happened so far and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One Chapter 192 Wednesday morning — 9:45 A.M. “How did it go?” Jill hugged Heather at the side door to the Castle. “Okay, I guess,” Heather said. “Blane’s healthy, that’s what the doctor said at least. I mean,…
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Previous Chapters Recap of what’s happened so far and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY ONE He could still hear her talking. It was as if her voice was coming through the walls. He pressed his head against the nursery wall. Her voice was on the…
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