The Promise
“He was supposed to protect her, not lose her through a trick door.
With a hissing swish, the books started to revolve again and Cara stood in front of him, a sheepish expression on her face. "How's that for unusual?" Michael grabbed her, holding her close. "Don't ever do that to me again. I thought I'd lost you." She pushed back, her eyes meeting his. "I'm sorry, I had no idea the thing was going to do that. I just lifted the lid on the urn and whoosh, I was revolving." "How did you get back?" ...His pulse still hammered in his ears.
"Elementary, my dear Watson, I just put the lid back." She grinned and reached for it again.
He intercepted her arm, taking a firm grasp of her hand. "Hold it. If we're going to do this, we're doing it together." He stepped into the recess with her. "Ready?" She nodded, looking as if this was a great adventure.
Maybe in her world secret passages were a common thing, but in his time they usually spelled trouble. He lifted the lid and the wall groaned and spun slowly, revolving until they were standing in another room.MoreLess
With a hissing swish, the books started to revolve again and Cara stood in front of him, a sheepish expression on her face. "How's that for unusual?" Michael grabbed her, holding her close. "Don't ever do that to me again. I thought I'd lost you." She pushed back, her eyes meeting his. "I'm sorry, I had no idea the thing was going to do that. I just lifted the lid on the urn and whoosh, I was revolving." "How did you get back?" ...His pulse still hammered in his ears.
"Elementary, my dear Watson, I just put the lid back." She grinned and reached for it again.
He intercepted her arm, taking a firm grasp of her hand. "Hold it. If we're going to do this, we're doing it together." He stepped into the recess with her. "Ready?" She nodded, looking as if this was a great adventure.
Maybe in her world secret passages were a common thing, but in his time they usually spelled trouble. He lifted the lid and the wall groaned and spun slowly, revolving until they were standing in another room.MoreLess
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