Chapter Nineteen
On the ninth day of May, three weeks and three days after leaving London, the Lady M dropped her anchor on a foggy, partially-moonlit night in Curtis Bay. She blended in with all the other boats near the dry dock yard of Watkins Shipyard.
As soon as the watch came on duty, Lucky took the gig to the dock with Ian, Ren and Michael, Lucky’s third brother-in-law. Since they didn’t know what their reception would be, they left Marcus and Lia aboard ship, while they went into the village proper to see what they could learn. From the moment he’d read the letter he’d been sick with worry wondering what was happening with Mary’s case, and with each breath he whispered a prayer that he could make it in time.
His footsteps fell in rhythm with his heart, as he set a quick pace lead
