Chapter 11
Duchy of Aragoni
Marco
WE HEADED UP the mountain Monday evening at the appointed time for another meeting with Father, Angelina, Stefano, Maria, and my half siblings. Once again, Father sent the twins elsewhere to be with the younger children while we went to his study for our meeting.
“Feel free to listen in,” he said to Valerius and Serafina, who then left the dining room with grins on their faces.
When we were settled in comfortable chairs in the study, freshly filled glasses in hand, Father said, “I have your report, Dani, but haven’t shared it with anyone else. Please summarize your findings for us with respect to one Sergio Ucci.”
“That’s easy, Duke,” Dani said. “Signor Ucci has the same genes that Valerius, his siblings, and Stefano and Maria’s children have. Which
