Could you handle living forever, knowing you would watch your friends grow old and die?<br><br>These are questions newly minted Doctor Marco Sartori d’Argenzio must face when he and his partner Danilo Rosati celebrate Marco’s completed residency and Danilo’s most recent PhD with a vacation at Marco’s father’s home in the Duchy of Aragoni. There Marco learns about his family’s legacy: his father is more than two thousand years old, and he can expect to live just as long.<br><br>Marco inherits his uncle’s title amidst adventure and danger, but it breaks his heart to realize that he’ll live only to see the man he’s loved for a decade grow old and die. However, there is hope: Danilo is studying the unique DNA of Marco’s family in hops of discovering the secret -- because Danilo has no intention of leaving Marco alone for what could be forever.

The Path to Forever

“Grandmother, something in this sad situation seems to amuse you.”


“Listening to you talking to your father, I was reminded of my father. He always knew, instinctively, how to take command of a situation. I’m very proud of you, Marco.”


“How do you think I will be received in Conti?”


“As my grandson, and the new Conte.”


“With me beside you, certainly. If you will excuse me, I must make a few telephone calls to Conti.”


“One question. Should we leave my mother here at the villa for the time being?”


“Yes, I think that would be wise. Floria will look after her, and Salvatore will look after the both of them.”


MARCO AND I WENT upstairs to our room, sat down in comfortable chairs and looked at each other. The stunned expression on his face said it all. “Babe,” I said, “you look as though you could use a drink.”


“I’ll settle for a hot shower, followed by some TLC.”


Chapter 53