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Chapters (59)
  1. COVER
  2. ROSEMARY ROGERS
  3. DEDICATION
  4. THE BEGINNING
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. 4
  9. 5
  10. 6
  11. NEW ORLEANS
  12. 7
  13. 8
  14. 9
  15. 10
  16. 11
  17. 12
  18. MEXICO
  19. 13
  20. 14
  21. 15
  22. 16
  23. 17
  24. 18
  25. 19
  26. 20
  27. 21
  28. LA CORTESANA
  29. 22
  30. 23
  31. 24
  32. 25
  33. 26
  34. 27
  35. 28
  36. 29
  37. 30
  38. 31
  39. 32
  40. 33
  41. 34
  42. 35
  43. 36
  44. 37
  45. 38
  46. THE JOURNEY
  47. 39
  48. 40
  49. 41
  50. THE DESTINATION
  51. 42
  52. TURNING POINTS
  53. 43
  54. 44
  55. 45
  56. 46
  57. THE PROMISE
  58. Epilogue
  59. COPYRIGHT

The Galena. It struck him like a heavy fist that he was no doubt working in the mine owned by William Brandon—U.S. senator and Lerdo’s supporter. God! If it wasn’t so damned infuriating, it would be ironic. Did Brandon know that his son-in-law was a prisoner in his mine? Hell, it may very well be at his instigation. After all, Brandon wasn’t exactly a stickler when it came to eliminating obstacles, and lately Steve had proven to be a most irritating block to getting what he wanted—Mexican silver.

Just how rich did a man have to get to be satisfied? And how low did a man have to sink to justify using these methods of getting cheap labor?

By God, he would pin the senator to the wall for it this time! Ginny would just have to understand.

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Don Porfirio remembered her well, of course, and Ginny was glad that Lerdo had so graciously presented her with new clothes for the meeting. It would have been too embarrassing to meet the man who was to be the next president wearing the rags that Luna had abducted her in, and she had told the Spanish emissary so in no uncertain terms.

“You are a boor, Señor Luna, and I do not care to be associated with you on any level but in the capacity of envoy for el presidente.”

Luna had merely smiled, eyes appraising her with a steady confidence that made her want to slap him for his insolence. The man was disgusting!

But now that she was here to speak to Díaz, who was preparing for his triumphant return to Mexico City since the defeat of Lerdo’s army, she realized that she was nervous. If he did not grant Lerdo safe conduct, would he consider her part of the rebellion? An enemy?

After eleven months of fighting, the revolt had succeeded despite initial reverses, just as Steve predicted. It was time for the victor to claim his prize.

Once in the presence at last of Porfirio Díaz, Ginny lost some of her nervousness, remembering the man she had met years before. They spoke congenially about their work together after the last revolution, and she was careful to avoid mention of Juarez and his renunciation of Díaz.

“But you have changed hardly at all, Señora Alvarado, except, of course, to grow more beautiful.”

He swept her a gallant bow, his eyes frankly admiring as he stared at her elegant, stylish gown, a shot silk of emerald green to match her eyes, with full skirts pulled up and draped at the rear over a wire cage. The gown’s bustline was accentuated by white lace edging that fringed her bare skin and emphasized the faint shadow between her breasts.

“As always, you are far too gallant, Don Porfirio. Or I should call you el presidente now?”