Dream Boat

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Jupiter, Juno and Mars, give me a break. I've hardly caught my breath from Gaul, avoiding that final ferry ride across the River Styx by so narrow a squeak I do believe Hades' brimstone still prickles in my nostrils. You don't seriously expect me to believe a major crime has been committed the instant I return?

'Read this, then, if you don't believe me.' Julia thrust a scruffy piece of papyrus at her sister-in-law and rejoiced in yet another exquisite reason to hate her.

Not enough that this long-legged, money-grubbing trollop had lured her dear brother into matrimony. Oh, no. The bitch had wheedled her way to inheriting the whole of Gaius's estate! Julia sniffed loudly. They should be mine, she thought. Mine. His prestigious wine business, his investments, the country villa, this… her hooded glance took in the rare woods and opulent marbles, the eye-watering dazzle of bronze, gold and silver, yes, this should be mine, too, this magnificent town house. Not that — that — that unspeakable creature, perusing the ransom note in her high-backed padded chair!

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