Chapter 11
“What are their names?”
Leonardo was rather surprised by Tristan’s question, but he reminded himself that members of the royal family and the peerage weren’t in the same league as popular movie or music stars. It shouldn’t be astonishing to him that Tristan had no idea of the identity of the people they were dealing with. He gripped his lover’s hand tighter as they walked toward the formal living room near the entrance of the palace.
“The Marquess’s name is Colin Thompkins, and the Earl’s name is Crawforde Langston.”
“Aren’t members of the peerage supposed to be loyal to the reigning monarch and his or her family?”
“Things aren’t the same as it used to be,” he replied simply. “Back in the late nineteenth century, members of the peerage manipulated one of my ancestors into s
