When a Secret Kills
“And came up empty. “Think. Think.” Where had she left it? On the bed in the pocket of the other pair of shorts.
She raced to the kitchen, grabbed the cordless handset, and put it to her ear.
The silence mocked her.
“Okay. No dial tone. You need a plan.” The dogs had been shot. But no shots had sounded. If she hadn’t been watching out the door, she never would have known anything had happened. Jonah was supposed to be on guard, but had shown no sign that he knew what had happened to ...the dogs. Or that she was in trouble.
She needed to get upstairs and get the cell phone, but if whoever was after her came inside while she was upstairs, she’d be trapped. She preferred to stay downstairs and watch the entrances while she figured out how she was going to get away.
Her heartbeat picked up and her breaths came closer together. But her mind clicked as she forced the panic away.MoreLess
She raced to the kitchen, grabbed the cordless handset, and put it to her ear.
The silence mocked her.
“Okay. No dial tone. You need a plan.” The dogs had been shot. But no shots had sounded. If she hadn’t been watching out the door, she never would have known anything had happened. Jonah was supposed to be on guard, but had shown no sign that he knew what had happened to ...the dogs. Or that she was in trouble.
She needed to get upstairs and get the cell phone, but if whoever was after her came inside while she was upstairs, she’d be trapped. She preferred to stay downstairs and watch the entrances while she figured out how she was going to get away.
Her heartbeat picked up and her breaths came closer together. But her mind clicked as she forced the panic away.MoreLess
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