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Neither of us canificant to ponder We spent a few more hours in the vault, with no substantial results

After dinner, Dane showed me to his bedroom He erounds and kept clean linens on the beds and in the bathroohout and food in the freezers and pantries, all in the event Dane dropped in unexpectedly, as he said he was prone to do from time to time Whenever he traveled abroad, he flew out of Philadelphia so he could spend the night at the mansion

I got the feeling he missed it Mostly, he probably rown up here, I could see how the memories would anchor him to the estate

We showered, then got ready for bed

As we settled under the covers, I asked, “Did your parents have this house built?”

“No, it’s a faht the land and constructed the randfather added the ing My grandfather added the east wing My father built the solariureenhouse”

“Hmm”

“What?”

“So much family history,” I mused “Generations intricately connected Seriously, Dane, it would only make sense for your father—and maybe his father and so on—to be involved with the society”

“Too bad there’s no one I can covertly ask My ancestors are dead and I don’t trust anyone in the network at this point We’re pretty much on our own, baby”

My fingertips glided over his temple and chiseled cheekbone “You’re not used to this You’re iven situation”

“It was a lot different having a network at my disposal Especially one I helped to build”

“Is there any chance network members would come after us at this point?”

He was quiet a few moments His silence did not bode well for my nerves

“Dane,” I eventually proer