The weight of the phone inside the crib mattress felt like a ticking bomb. Every time I entered the nursery to check the hem on a curtain or simply to breathe air that didn’t smell of Alessandro’s heavy cologne, I felt the phantom pull of that blue screen. JADE. One word to end a dynasty. One word to become a ghost.But a boat at the pier was useless if I couldn't get past the North Gate. The estate was a concentric series of circles, and I was at the very center. To get out, I needed the ...