Chapter 35

• "You can't be serious," Alek followed Emma around their bedroom as she packed an overnight bag. "Moving into your grandfather's mansion? For how long?"
• "As long as he needs me," Emma replied, folding a sweater. "You saw him yesterday, Alek. He can barely get up the stairs."
• Three weeks after Franklin's cardiac episode, his health had deteriorated further. Though he insisted he was fine, his color was poor, his energy non-existent.