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Chapters (117)
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. The Cast of Characters
  6. CHAPTER ONE
  7. The Recruits
  8. CHAPTER TWO
  9. CHAPTER THREE
  10. CHAPTER FOUR
  11. CHAPTER FIVE
  12. CHAPTER SIX
  13. CHAPTER SEVEN
  14. CHAPTER EIGHT
  15. CHAPTER NINE
  16. CHAPTER TEN
  17. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  18. CHAPTER TWELVE
  19. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  20. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  21. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  22. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  23. The Missions
  24. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  25. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  26. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  33. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  34. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  35. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  36. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  43. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  44. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  45. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  46. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  47. CHAPTER FORTY
  48. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  49. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  50. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  51. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
  52. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
  53. CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
  54. CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
  55. CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
  56. CHAPTER FORTY-NINE
  57. CHAPTER FIFTY
  58. CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE
  59. CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO
  60. CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE
  61. CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR
  62. CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE
  63. CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX
  64. CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN
  65. CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT
  66. The Game
  67. CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE
  68. CHAPTER SIXTY
  69. CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE
  70. CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO
  71. CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE
  72. CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR
  73. CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE
  74. CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX
  75. CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN
  76. CHAPTER SIXTY-EIGHT
  77. CHAPTER SIXTY-NINE
  78. CHAPTER SEVENTY
  79. CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE
  80. CHAPTER SEVENTY-TWO
  81. CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE
  82. CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOUR
  83. CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE
  84. CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX
  85. CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVEN
  86. CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT
  87. CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE
  88. CHAPTER EIGHTY
  89. CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE
  90. CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWO
  91. CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREE
  92. CHAPTER EIGHTY-FOUR
  93. HOME
  94. CHAPTER EIGHTY-FIVE
  95. CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX
  96. CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVEN
  97. CHAPTER EIGHTY-EIGHT
  98. CHAPTER EIGHTY-NINE
  99. CHAPTER NINETY
  100. CHAPTER NINETY-ONE
  101. CHAPTER NINETY-TWO
  102. CHAPTER NINETY-THREE
  103. CHAPTER NINETY-FOUR
  104. CHAPTER NINETY-FIVE
  105. CHAPTER NINETY-SIX
  106. CHAPTER NINETY-SEVEN
  107. CHAPTER NINETY-EIGHT
  108. CHAPTER NINETY-NINE
  109. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED
  110. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED ONE
  111. Acknowledgments
  112. Discover More
  113. About the Author
  114. Reading Group Guide
  115. Discussion Questions
  116. A Conversation with Leila Meacham
  117. ALSO BY LEILA MEACHAM

“You’ve given us a lot to digest,” Bucky said.

Henri whirled a hand as if directing a plane in for a risky landing. “What is there to digest?” he asked incredulously. “You are all in danger of discovery!”

“Actually, I’m not so sure that’s true of me,” Brad said.

“Or of me, either,” Chris remarked.

“What difference does that make?” Henri looked thunderstruck. “Do you not see the grocer’s pyramid of lemons you have here? You all know too much about the others. Pull one from the stack, and all come tumbling down.” He demonstrated his point with a downward motion of his hands and leaned forward with the earnestness of an attorney urging his clients to take a plea bargain. “I beg you to consider no other choice but to leave Paris. Major Renault instructed me to tell you that this may be your only opportunity to get out. You are young. You have your full lives ahead of you, and you’ve already served your country valiantly and well. There would be no shame in pulling out. And—” Henri drew in a breath “—may I remind you what will happen to you if you are caught? How will you feel if you’re made to betray the others?”

Another solemn silence met this very real horror. When none spoke, Bridgette made a polite sound in her throat to indicate she’d speak for all of them. “A little time to think about it—in private?” she said quietly.

Henri shook his head and pushed back his chair. Ah, moi! he thought. This is not good, not good at all. “As you wish. I will wait in the other room, but don’t take too long. I must report to Major Renault in regard to the Lysanders.”

CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR

CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR

A tense silence gripped the room. Eyes were down, no one looking at any other. The candle burned ominously, throwing the circle of faces around the table into the cast of a group assembled for a séance. Finally Bridgette gathered a breath and spoke. “Like the man said, guys, we don’t have much time. Who wants to go first?”

“I suggest it be you, Labrador,” Bucky said. “Without you, the rest of us have to pack our bags.”

All nodded agreement, even Victoria, who had sat through the whole proceedings like a figure cast in marble.

“Same goes for you guys,” Bridgette said. “My mission here is over once you leave, but if only one of you stays, then I do, too.”

They remained silent, keeping their attention on her as if expecting her to take the lead. “Okay,” she said, accepting her cue. “We’ve heard some very disturbing news, so may I suggest we take a vote by a show of hands? Who, without discussion, right now at this moment, wants to head for the door?”

No hand went up.