““Not so fast!” Nancy’s heart pounded madly as she stared into the man’s grim, piercing eyes. The smell of sweat and soot threatened to overpower her as she tried to make out his face. The light from the furnace gave the angles of his jaw a hard look. Was this the man who had attacked Rosie? “What’re you doing in here?” Fighting to appear calm, Nancy answered, “I was just touring the building—with Fitz. I guess I went through the wrong door.” “This place is off-limits to students,” the man growl...ed, releasing her arms at last. Just then the door opened behind him, and Fitz appeared, silhouetted in the light from the hallway. “Nancy? Max, what’s going on?” Max pointed at Nancy. “I came in to check the gauges on the furnace, and I found this girl wandering around. Keep your girlfriends out of my boiler room,” he ordered, then pushed past Fitz into the hallway. “Wait a second, Max! She’s not my girl—” But the man didn’t stop or slow down. “Who is he?”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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