Hard Road to Redemption by Alex Ander

Author:Alex Ander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alex Ander
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Sweetheart

AUGUST 18th; 12:01 A.M.

Dressed in a red, sleeveless mid-thigh sweetheart dress that had been sent to her cabin two hours ago, Miranda turned a corner in the main house and dawdled down a hallway, her ankles unsteady in her red spike heels.

The dwelling was quiet, except for muted voices coming from somewhere on the other side of the structure.

A hand touched her back.

She jumped.

“He’s waiting for you upstairs,” said an armed man while he gestured toward the top of a staircase.

She looked upward.

He nudged her. “He doesn’t like to be kept waiting. Go.”

Rubbing the backs of her upper arms, she navigated the steps, nearly rolling an ankle twice.

On the second level, she glanced toward the first floor.

Her escort was gone.

Miranda turned back and spied three closed doors. ‘Go to the one at the far end,’ she had been instructed. After another peek downstairs, she slipped her stiletto knife from between an overlapping section of material on her dress and pressed on the knife.

The blade sprung open.

The teen flinched at the noise that seemed much louder than it was. Miranda filled her lungs and exhaled, hoping the act would settle her nerves. She put a hand to her stomach.

The butterflies continued to flutter.

Miranda gave the sharp blade a long look, glimpsed the closed door ahead, and came back to the knife. Another deep breath later, she closed the weapon, returned it to its hiding place, and took the first step toward the bedroom door.

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12:04 A.M.

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