Chapter 29
Duchy of Aragoni
Marco
WE SAID GOOD-BYE to the Lanes, and Dani and I got into the car with Renato at the wheel. The other car, carrying the cousins and Dani’s family, would drop William and Henry off at the castle before heading up the mountain, which is why we got home first, and I was able to get Dani comfortably ensconced in our bed before his mother and grandmother got there. I was sitting in the living room, nursing a glass of port, when they arrived.
“Where’s Dani?” his mother said.
“Upstairs in bed, but he’s awake and waiting to say good night,” I said.
“Are you coming up?”
“I need to spend some time on the computer before I call it a night. Can I offer you anything?”
“After all that food and wine, I don’t think so. What about you, Mother?”
“Are you kidding?” Mrs
