Chapter 23
The summer heat of the city was unrelenting, baking the cracked asphalt of the outer industrial districts until the air shimmered with waves of oppressive haze. In a narrow, windowless basement apartment beneath a discount dry cleaner, the Wright family lived i
Chapter 24
The autumnal sun set over the hills of Tuscany, painting the rolling vineyards and ancient stone villas in brilliant shades of crimson, gold, and deep violet. The air was crisp, carrying the sweet scent of ripe grapes, earth, and woodsmoke.
At the center of a historic
Chapter 25
Autumn returned to the northern coast with a bitter, relentless chill that turned the damp salt air into a biting edge. Down near the derelict docks of the old port district, row upon row of rusted shipping containers and abandoned warehouses stood like giant iron c