Holly, Ivy, & Intrigue by Celebrate Lit Publishing & Joanie Bruce & Alexa Verde & Denise Weimer

Author:Celebrate Lit Publishing & Joanie Bruce & Alexa Verde & Denise Weimer [Bruce, Joanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2017-11-12T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

She woke up with a start. She flung her eyes open and listened. What had woken her up?

Brianna thanked God for being a light sleeper.

Four years ago, she’d woken up just in time to get her, Karen, and others out of a dangerous situation.

Her senses went on high alert. Was there a sound of footsteps? Of voices? No, it was something different.

Brianna held her breath.

There it was.

The low growl of a motor!

Her heart beating fast, Brianna fumbled in the dark for the gun and crept through the room toward the window. Plastering herself to the wall, she peeped through the blinds.

A blue car moved slowly across the parking lot, slowing down near the parked vehicles. Hairs stood at the nape of her neck. Surely, it could be someone looking for their room, but the intuition told her otherwise.

The vehicle slowed down near Richard’s car, then moved further down and disappeared around the corner. They probably went to talk to the front desk clerk.

Can’t stay here now. Too risky!

Brianna dashed to her bag, slid the weapon inside, then pulled on her sweater. She put on the coat and wrapped the scarf around her neck. The few toiletries she’d unpacked would have to stay behind.

She peered in the peephole and braced herself for the onslaught of cold as she slipped outside as quietly as possible. Now she needed to make it to Richard’s sedan unnoticed.

She sprinted to it. She hid between Richard’s vehicle and a van the very moment the blue car flew into the parking lot. Moments later, a man was standing guard near a car opposite her room while another one headed to the door. By that time, she was in the driver’s seat.

There was no way she could leave unnoticed once she started the engine. Should she hide out in the car? She needed to call 911, or Richard, or both. She pulled out her phone from her pocket and cringed.

Oh, no.

A dead battery.

She forgot to charge it. This was a mistake she might pay for dearly.

Brianna sent up a prayer.

Then she made a split-second decision. She started the engine. As the motor revved to life, she peeled out from the parking lot. Flooring the gas pedal, she checked the rearview mirror. It took only seconds for the blue car to appear in the mirror.

Wrapping her fingers tighter around the steering wheel, Brianna leaned forward. She didn’t know the streets of Arlington, so she was at a huge disadvantage. She went up the ramp and on the freeway, and the car followed her, closing the distance.

Her heart thundered in her chest.

As Brianna changed lanes, her mind frantically searched for a way out. She floored the pedal again, the motor whining. The arrow edged so far to the right it seemed she was going the maximum speed this vehicle could handle.

Her palms grew clammy with sweat. She wanted to turn down the heater, but she was reluctant to unglue her fingers from the steering wheel.

The headlights of the blue car grew even closer.

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