“I couldn’t let you head into the den of wolves alone. I love you way too much. Mac, I don’t intend to announce I was your escort. But I appreci...te knowing that I don’t have to put on any pretenses.”“Okay, well, let’s do this.”Lorraine Stewart was sipping a vodka-laced lemonade in mid-afternoon when the house manager, Cromwell, announced that her son’s car had pulled up in the drive. “He’s not alone, ma’am. He has a red-haired woman with him.”Lorraine scoffed, “Ugh, he should know better than. After that, Joerg and Hildburg were included in the general talk at the table. Katherine was making plans."So, Brother, we need to head for Lauenburg, to head off Arnulf and August. If they have not arrived yet, we shall leave a few of our men there, to give them the news of your lucky escape." We should travel on, though," Thorben added. "God knows what Rugenberg will be up to, in our absence." That neiding is mine to deal with," Joerg said grimly. "I spared his life, back then, when I could. Cindy began to spend alot of time with the girls in the evenings, particularly with Sarah. Brushing her hair, commenting on how pretty it was watching shows with her on tv and doind little things like tucking her in at nite. I would occasionally walk by as they were sitting together on the couch and get a wink from Cindy telling me that she felt everything was going well. So the first part of the plan was working well. Unfortunatly the second part was not happening. Anne had had most weekends. Was that Andy?”“Yes. We took the train together and his dad drove me home.”“You could have called. Have you eaten?”“On the train.” She picked up her heavier suitcase and carried it up the stairs with her.“That couldn’t have been enough. There are left-overs in the refrigerator ... Really, dear, Andy shouldn’t have come in. You shouldn’t have invited him.”“He wasn’t going to leave my bag on the front porch.” Andy had carried her luggage another eight feet horizontally, keeping his dad waiting.