Masterful Truth: Trinity Masters, book 10 by Mari Carr & Lila Dubois

Author:Mari Carr & Lila Dubois
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Farmboy Press

Chapter Fourteen

Caden listened as Gail continued to “talk shop” with Isaiah about all the improvements in the works as far as renovations to Monticello were going. Apparently, Isaiah was a prominent member of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, and a great deal of his research regarding the third president and his affair with Sally Hemings was being used as part of the information shared with visitors to the famous estate.

Gail had mentioned more than a few times that she was convinced their sharp increase in visitors was directly a result of Isaiah’s books. Tourism was at an all-time high, and she remarked that it was rare to not have someone mention his fictional detective during one of the guided tours.

Isaiah had managed to secure the private after-hours tour by claiming he needed a bit of time to study the parlor in order to get the description right in the book he was currently writing. Gail had nearly had an apoplexy when she heard Monticello was actually going to be part of the setting of the next story. Caden knew it was a lie because Isaiah had alluded to having a bit of writer’s block.

They’d arrived an hour or so early, wandering through the gift shop and grabbing some homemade soup from the sandwich shop at the visitor’s center.

The problem with Gail’s outright fan worship was that she wouldn’t leave them alone during the private tour. Isaiah had dropped no less than half a dozen subtle hints about needing to take notes, but the woman had missed every single one, constantly lobbing question after question at him.

Mercifully, after a mind-numbing hour, Gail’s phone rang. “Oh my. It’s my husband. I put him in charge of dinner and the kids. I should have known better.” She excused herself to take the call, stepping out of the room.

“Move fast,” Caden said. “I don’t think she’s going to leave you alone for long.”

“Jealous?” Isaiah teased.

Caden rolled his eyes, patting Isaiah’s ass with enough force to make it sting. “Behave.”

Isaiah laughed, ignoring Caden’s warning. Tess reacted the same way whenever he tried to correct her.

After so many years as a Dom to be feared, Caden couldn’t decide if he was relieved or annoyed by their complete obliviousness to his commands. Everything he said just bounced off them.

“I’ll keep watch at the door. If Gail comes back, I’ll ask her to show me to the restroom.” Tess moved into position as lookout as Caden and Isaiah stepped over the belt held in place by two stanchion posts.

“This one is ‘Hope with Cupid.’ Jefferson gave it to his daughter, Martha. It’s one of the few original pieces that managed to remain in the Jefferson family’s possession.”

“Sort of like the poem that’s remained in Tess’ family.”

Isaiah nodded. “There’s definitely been some serious effort expended in keeping these artifacts accessible to the right people.”

They leaned close to the statue, studying it. Caden pulled out his cell and flashed his Droid light on it. “Seems to me if there’s a clue, it’s not going to be visible to the naked eye.

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