“You wish us to travel?”“What’s so surprising?” Nick grins. “I always travel.”“But not with me. Except for Chen.” The name saddens S...khen.His fingers stroke through her long black hair. “I miss her, too.”“But why now?” Sokhen asks.“You mean why did I wait or why this change?”“Both? You have never hidden me, especially lately. We have often been seen in public in this most populated of towns. It could be smaller, more unsophisticated places could have problems with my youth and your different. That much I knew. Iwas too clean up any mess from the night before and have coffee ready. After breakfast around 10am I would do the bedrooms (as necessary), do thelaundry and hang it outside. Then at lunch I was to be finished and in theafternoon clean the bathrooms.Fortunately, this morning I though there would be very little to clean upsince Master Cock and I had come alone. But, I could tell when I got tothe kitchen I was wrong. There were four empty highball glasses, a fewdishes with dried. “You are amazing.“ Then gave her one more kiss, got up, and took her by the hand, leading her in to the bathroom.She stopped at the doors. “Maximus, I need to tell you something and please don't freak out okay?” Her voice was trembling as she spoke to him. He turned, and saw worry in her stunning eyes, so he caressed her arms, and calmingly said.“ I will not. You can tell me anything you want. Nothing can really shock me anymore.” “Then I better show you.” As she said that, she took a step. This one displayed financial data.“I used the legal databases to which your father subscribes. Men of means often do business with lawyers. Our suspect is no different. He has an extensive litigation history.”“Can we confirm if he has Stephanie?” Instead of waiting for Alfred to reply, Jason busied himself at the keyboard. Seconds later, an overhead view of an estate filled the search window. A sidebar detailed the property’s history.With over two-hundred acres, Ault Park was once Cincinnati’s.