Jade Cabral strides into the 21st century as a golden guy. Brilliant and beautiful, with a California cool and a Harvard education, he is poised for wealth and success in New York’s Financial District.<br><br>But Jade harbors a secret flaw, a thirst for revenge against Se?or Rodriguez, the California landowner who deprived his father – Se?or’s out-of-wedlock son, John Virgil -- of his family’s rightful inheritance and place in the world. Jade thinks if he succeeds in New York, he can make up for every loss and humiliation his family has endured at the hands of Se?or. That searing quest leads him into the arms of Nan Spencer, a lovely, fragile socialite, and to the top of the financial world, the Twin Towers, on September 11, 2001.

Seamless Sky

“Paris, please come quickly,” he called outside her window. “Isa’s going to have the baby.”


“All right, all right. We’ll get her to the hospital.”


“No, it’s too late. The baby’s coming now. You have to hurry.”


“He’s been called away on an emergency. I left word with the service. I’ve been to the inn. They’re looking for a doctor among the guests.”


“Paris, what’s the meaning of this?” John Virgil could hear Se?or’s voice in the background.


“John Virgil’s baby is coming. I have to go.”


“You’ll do no such thing. I don’t pay you to tend other people. They should have a doctor.”


“They have one. He has an emergency. They’re checking the inn for another.”


“Go back to your room, old man. I’ll be back tomorrow.”


“And who’s going to put me to bed and get me ready in the morning?”


“Tereza and Ramon can tuck you in and get you up. I should be back by then.”


Chapter 5