Light of Day
“Which is how it should have been, Lila thought, her heart in her throat as Mustapha turned up a gravel road lined with trees. At the end of the driveway, a rambling house made of logs sat amid ferns and pines. Behind the house rose blue hills, and beyond she could hear the ocean. Her hand clutched the door handle, and she leaned forward as if to urge the car into a thrust of speed.
The trip had taken nearly sixteen hours, and Lila should have been exhausted, but she’d been nearly this keyed... up from the moment she and Mustapha had left the ranch, driving into Oklahoma City to wait for a plane that landed here. Then more driving, into the countryside.
The door of the house came into view, and the car slowed, circled a brick planter and stopped. For an instant Lila was paralyzed with a tumult of emotions. When the front door opened, Arrow whined in the back seat—and then he did something extraordinarily rare for him. He barked.
Jolted, she opened the door, stepping out on unsteady legs.MoreLess
The trip had taken nearly sixteen hours, and Lila should have been exhausted, but she’d been nearly this keyed... up from the moment she and Mustapha had left the ranch, driving into Oklahoma City to wait for a plane that landed here. Then more driving, into the countryside.
The door of the house came into view, and the car slowed, circled a brick planter and stopped. For an instant Lila was paralyzed with a tumult of emotions. When the front door opened, Arrow whined in the back seat—and then he did something extraordinarily rare for him. He barked.
Jolted, she opened the door, stepping out on unsteady legs.MoreLess
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