Chapter 49 The Stoicas

Drago

We had all talked at length, including Natalia, about a remaining problem we wished to help resolve. So, again, we made a decision, and again, we paid for it. Maybe someday we will learn that we can never predict how she will react to a situation.

We had been doing really well with our agree...

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Chapters

1. Chapter 1 Markets And Mayhem

2. Chapter 2 The Possibility

3. Chapter 3 The Incredible Offer

4. Chapter 4 The First Meeting

5. Chapter 5 Taking Stock

6. Chapter 6 Then The Wheels Fell Off

7. Chapter 7 Beginning Of Forever

8. Chapter 8 So It Continues

9. Chapter 9 Hold It Back

10. Chapter 10 Hope And Sorrow

11. Chapter 11 The Beginning

12. Chapter 12 Confessions

13. Chapter 13 Devastation

14. Chapter 14 Back Against The Wall

15. Chapter 15 Shopping

16. Chapter 16 The Cafe

17. Chapter 17 Recalibrating

18. Chapter 18 When Hope Dies

19. Chapter 19 Chains Of Gold And Magic

20. Chapter 20 So Far Away

21. Chapter 21 Disclosed Secrets

22. Chapter 22 The Missing Years

23. Chapter 23 Bitter Realities

24. Chapter 24 Morning Visitors

25. Chapter 25 What's With Dragons

26. Chapter 26 Missions, Kicks, And Rewards

27. Chapter 27 Puppet Strings

28. Chapter 28 Dreams Backwards

29. Chapter 29 Changes

30. Chapter 30 Willing To Try

31. Chapter 31 Kid In A Candy Store

32. Chapter 32 Reality Invades

33. Chapter 33 The Agreement

34. Chapter 34 Crash And Burn

35. Chapter 35 Fairy Tales

36. Chapter 36 Damn Dragons

37. Chapter 37 Time Marches On

38. Chapter 38 On Display

39. Chapter 39 Nightmare In The Cafe

40. Chapter 40 Rearranging

41. Chapter 41 Consequences

42. Chapter 42 Wall Of Separation

43. Chapter 43 Do Your Job

44. Chapter 44 One

45. Chapter 45 New Baby

46. Chapter 46 Just A Little Friendly Blackmail

47. Chapter 47 Back To The Cafe

48. Chapter 48 Finding My Way Back

49. Chapter 49 The Stoicas

50. Chapter 50 Now You Know

51. Chapter 51 Unknown Visitor

52. Chapter 52 The Witch

53. Chapter 53 Unwanted Reflections

54. Chapter 54 Passage Of Time

55. Chapter 55 Babies And Politicians

56. Chapter 56 Emergency

57. Chapter 57 Didn't Know She Could Do That

58. Chapter 58 Grief and Tomorrow

59. Chapter 59 Into The Lion's Den

60. Chapter 60 Lots Of Evil And A Little Good

61. Chapter 61 Natalia

62. Chapter 62 Thanks, New Babies, And Announcements

63. Chapter 63 The Festival

64. Chapter 64 Truth Bombs

65. Chapter 65 How The Years Fly By

66. Chapter 66 Dropping The Bomb

67. Chapter 67 Life In General And Sad Girls

68. Chapter 68 Birthday Party Countdown

69. Chapter 69 Face Full Of Reality

70. Chapter 70 Desiree

71. Chapter 71 Never Expected This

72. Chapter 72 The Ending

73. Chapter 73 Marielle

74. Chapter 74 Nicholas

75. Chapter 75 Elizabeth

76. Chapter 76 This Is A War

77. Chapter 77 Back In Romania

78. Chapter 78 Grief

79. Chapter 79 Counting Down To A Reckoning

80. Chapter 80 Can't Let Go

81. Chapter 81 Talk With Brand

82. Chapter 82 Tell Me A Tale

83. Chapter 83 Dark Truths And Proposals

84. Chapter 84 Trying To Prepare

85. Chapter 85 Talk With Ria

86. Chapter 86 Never Tollerate Again

87. Chapter 87 Bits Of Hope

88. Chapter 88 In Canada

89. Chapter 89 A Whole New World

90. Chapter 90 Kaskae

91. Chapter 91 Wait And See

92. Chapter 92 Mated

93. Chapter 93 Explinations

94. Chapter 94 Making Some Progress

95. Chapter 95 Dispelling Beliefs

96. Chapter 96 So Much Joy

97. Chapter 97 Who Started It?

98. Chapter 98 Preparing To Go

99. Chapter 99 Working On It Diligently

100. Chapter 100 Our Beautiful Woman

101. Chapter 101 Reunion

102. Chapter 102 Introductions All Around

103. Chapter 103 Impossible?

104. Chapter 104 Uncovered Tragedies

105. Chapter 105 Twisted Mess

106. Chapter 106 Connections

107. Chapter 107 Too Many Unknowns

108. Chapter 108 Comparing Information

109. Chapter 109 Sibling Code

110. Chapter 110 The Recruiters

111. Chapter 111 What Have We Been Doing?

112. Chapter 112 Rush

113. Chapter 113 Priorities

114. Chapter 114 Guest Upon Arrival

115. Chapter 115 Getting To The Kids

116. Chapter 116 End Of Their Adventure

117. Chapter 117 Getting Caught Up

118. Chapter 118 A Talk In The Garden

119. Chapter 119 Brainstorming Session

120. Chapter 120 More Father Daughter Time

121. Chapter 121 Unloading So Much B.S.

122. Chapter 122 Writing It Down

123. Chapter 123 The Second Timeline

124. Chapter 124 Observations

125. Chapter 125 Devastating Blows

126. Chapter 126 Incomprehensible

127. Chapter 127 Time's Up

128. Chapter 128 Making Plans

129. Chapter 129 Dragon School

130. Chapter 130 Dragons, Dragons, Everywhere

131. Chapter 131 My Son, Not My Savior

132. Chapter 132 A Slap Of Reality

133. Chapter 133 Truth Bombs Hurt

134. Chapter 134 Finally

135. Chapter 135 Gut Punch Answers

136. Chapter 136 Following The Trail

137. Chapter 137 Just A Little Dragon Battle

138. Chapter 138 We Brought You A Present

139. Chapter 139 Interrogations

140. Chapter 140 The SSFA?

141. Chapter 141 Creative Payback

142. Chapter 142 What To Do?

143. Chapter 143 Coordinating Flight

144. Chapter 144 A Dad's Reflections

145. Chapter 145 Thinking About The Future

146. Chapter 146 Haunting Memories

147. Chapter 147 Time To Play Offense

148. Chapter 148 Where To Set The Trap

149. Chapter 149 The Phoenix

150. Chapter 150 Cementing Plans

151. Chapter 151 Never Be That Man Again

152. Chapter 152 Dishing Dragon Vengeance

153. Chapter 153 The Battle Begins

154. Chapter 154 Scorched Earth

155. Chapter 155 The Next Steps

156. Chapter 156 Reflections And Dragon Treasures

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