Emilie glanced at the clock when the front door opened. It was almost seven p.m. Jacques was later than usual. It became harder each day to maintain the charade—a devoted couple facing a world war. Not when they were each someone else. Jacques planned to trade her life for his safety. But she spied on him, as directed by her German family through Louie Bassett. It was an evil deed she had known might be requested, even though she had hoped it never would be. It was part of the price she paid for inheriting All Things Napoleon. And her store was her life—she wouldn’t give it up for anything.
She had been surprised by Jacques’ hidden cash and forged documents. She never thought he would betray her, even as she prepared to betray him. But such were the ways of war. Although she was plagued b
