Love In The Echoes Of Time

cross his face, deepening the lines of worry etched into his features. Ethan and Sophia had just told him the impossible-that they were from th

y reason to

the same watch he had given Isabelle-the one he had inscrib

d disappeared the nigh

his own cautious nature in the man before him. He knew that

pped forward, her voice calm but urgent. "You said Lord

rvants, messengers, even men stationed outside Isabelle's home. He made it ver

his words. "And Isabelle?

e up everything-her title, her wealth, her reputation-just to be free. But I

Elijah was caught in a cruel game, where

ust get you and Isabelle out safely, but also ens

e do that? Blackwood is one of the most powerful men in Londo

on't risk his reputation on something that could expose him.

u think there's som

Ethan murmured. "No man in

... Rumors, mostly, but if they're tr

changed glances. "G

ed in smuggling-illegal dealings in weapons and stolen goods. If it ever came

ur answer. We find the evidence, expose him, and make s

itation still lingering in his

. "Because I think

oulders relaxing slightly. "If we're doing this, we don't have

ed. "Then we'd be

-

on hidden behind a thick layer of clouds. The three of them moved

ake place. The scent of salt and damp wood filled the air, mingling with the distant laughter

eight of it was strangely reassuring, as if it were tethering the

narrow alley. At the end of the passage, a large

, rows of crates were stacked high, men m

o be it," s

ed proof. Something t

entrance briefly unguarded. With careful steps, they slipped insid

h's workshop. Inside, beneath a layer of cloth, were muskets and

rt pounded.

the crates. It bore Blackwood's seal, detailing

we need," Eli

uld move, a voice

l. What ha

blocking the exit. And at the center of them,

Black

nt of Sophia. Elijah's body went r

d you'd try something, Moore. But I must say, I didn't expect you to bring guests." H

rd, but kept her ex

ou don't belong here either, Blackwood

you think that matters? Who do you imagine the c

and. He had power, wealth, and men at his comm

i

its cool metal surface. He had no idea if it would work. No ide

as th

another step fo

d the dial

hrough the air. The world f

verything