![]() ![]() Even so, Brussels remained primed for French rule, as if the inhabitants expected Napoleon to walk its streets any day. Many of the English aristocracy had poured into Brussels after the treaty, fleeing the high prices in England, looking for elegant living at little cost. Gabe's regiment, the Royal Scots, was part of Wellington'sĪllied Army and would soon cross swords with Napoleon's forces again. ![]() He'd raised an army and was now on the march to regain his empire. L'Empereur had escaped from his exile on Elba. ![]() Twenty years of French rule had only ended the year before when Napoleon was defeated.ĭefeated for the first time, Gabe meant. He'd always imagined her back in France, living in some small village, with parents.or a new husband.īrussels had many French people, so it was certainly possible for her to reside here. It was Emmaline Mableau, he was convinced. Carrying a package, she walked briskly through the narrow Brussels streets. Gabe's heart pounded when he caught a glimpse of the woman from whom he'd parted three years before. ![]()
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