“What did you say?” Dominique’s heart is pounding.

“Romeo and Juliet. I used to read it to my mother at her bedside.” He lifts her hand, bringing it to his lips. “ ‘And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand. Did my heart love till now? Foreswear it, sight, for I never saw true beauty till this night.’ ”

The rain subsides. She sees the two orderlies approach. “Mick, listen to me. I forced Foletta to sign off on assigning you to a rehab team. You could be out of here within six months.”

Mick shakes his head. “We’ll never see the day, my love. Tomorrow’s the autumnal equinox—” He turns, becoming anxious as he spots the men in white. “Read my father’s journal. The fate of this world is about to cross another threshold, vaulting the human race to the top of the endangered species list—”

The two orderlies each grab an arm.

“Hey, go easy on him!”

Mick turns to face her as he is led away, the humidity rising off his body like steam. “ ‘How silver-sweet sound lovers’ tongues by night, like softest music to attending ears.’ You’re in my heart, Dominique. Destiny has brought us together. I can feel it. I can feel it…”

JOURNAL OF JULIUS GABRIEL

JOURNAL OF

JULIUS GABRIEL

Before we continue on our journey through man’s history, allow me to introduce you to a term unfamiliar to most of the public: forbidden archaeology. It seems that when it comes to the subject of human origins and antiquity, the scientific community is not always open-minded to evidence that may contradict the already established models of evolution. In other words, sometimes it’s easier just to refute the facts than attempt to come up with a feasible explanation of what can’t be explained.

Good thing Columbus used a Piri Re’is map instead of the accepted European version, or he’d have sailed right off the edge of the world.

When man thinks he knows everything he ceases to learn. This unfortunate reality has led to the suppression of much important research. Because one cannot get published without the approval of a major university, it becomes nearly impossible to challenge the dominant views of the day. I have seen learned colleagues try, only to be ostracized, their reputations destroyed and their careers ruined, even though the evidence supporting their controversial viewpoints appeared insurmountable.

Egyptian Egyptologists are the worst of the lot, hating it when scientists seek to challenge the accepted history of their ancient sites, becoming especially nasty when foreigners question the age and origin of their monolithic structures.