8 Bodies is Enough--for Amazon by Bond Stephanie

Author:Bond, Stephanie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: humorous romantic msytery series
Publisher: NeedtoRead Books
Published: 2017-03-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

AS CARLOTTA STOOD in front of the door, waiting to see if anyone would answer, a tangle of scenarios wound through her head. What if her mother opened the door? What would she say to Valerie? And would her mother hug her, or turn her away?

What if the man answered? She needed to be ready to explain her presence. And how was he connected to her parents?

What would she do if no one answered? Camp out on the driveway until someone emerged? She couldn’t very well break down the door…although Hannah probably could.

Under the blond wig, her scalp crawled. A layer of perspiration covered her body and her heart was beating so fast, she felt faint. She had just decided she should probably sit down when the door knob rattled.

Carlotta sucked in a sharp breath.

The door opened…to reveal a young girl with long, dark hair wearing a flowered sundress. “Hello,” she said, looking up at Carlotta with a wary expression.

Carlotta’s momentary confusion gave way to a logical explanation—the man was probably an employee of Randolph’s, hired to do errands, and this was the man’s home and family.

“Hi,” Carlotta said. But her next words were cut off by the appearance of the man they’d been following.

“Come away from the door,” the man said to the girl. Then he looked at Carlotta with a guarded look. “Who are you and why have you been following me?” The girl hovered behind him.

Carlotta chose her words carefully. “Randolph sent me to find you. But I only had the P.O. box number.”

“So you sent the package?”

She nodded. “I need to talk to you.” She hoped the words didn’t sound as desperate as she felt.

“I think you should go,” the man said, starting to close the door.

“Carlotta?” called a woman’s voice inside. “I need you.”

As soon as she heard it, Carlotta recognized her mother’s voice. The sound was a shock to her system. She opened her mouth, but no words came out of her constricted throat.

“I’m coming, Mommy,” the little girl said, then disappeared.

Even as her mind reeled, Carlotta realized the door was closing and along with it, the chance to find the answers to questions that haunted her every step for the past decade. She put her hand in the opening and grunted in pain when the door mashed her fingers. When the door opened a few inches and the man’s face reappeared, she maintained her hold on the door frame, despite the throbbing.

“I’m not leaving,” she said evenly.

They remained locked in combative eye contact for a few seconds, then the man conceded with a nod and opened the door.

She stepped inside a cramped foyer, gulping air to supply her trembling body. As Carlotta fought to stay upright, she vaguely registered muted lighting and neutral wall colors. Waist-high wood paneling throughout dated the house, but added a quality feel. The floors were wood, too, although she caught a glimpse of terra cotta tile in what she presumed was the kitchen.

“This way,” the man said.

She

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