Last Chance for Paris by Merry Farmer

Author:Merry Farmer
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Published: 2020-02-14T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

Solange dragged herself to her feet with a furious growl, then pivoted to run back to the door.

“Let me out,” she shouted, banging on it with both hands. “Lafarge! Release me at once!”

She banged again, but knew her protests would be useless. Lafarge was far off, in his office. The butler who had locked her in the room wasn’t about to return to free her. And if she were honest with herself, none of the servants in the house were likely to rush to the rescue of an unknown woman.

She slammed her fists against the door one more time with a wordless cry of frustration. She had been so incredibly stupid to charge into Lafarge’s house, into his clutches, without a solid plan and without someone watching out for her. No one knew where she was, and after the way she’d slipped away from the McGoverns several times during their Parisian visit, no one would be overly concerned by her absence at the palace. She’s let impulsivity and her desire for revenge take over her good sense, and now she was in real danger.

She leaned her forehead against the door for a moment, letting her shoulders slump and misery overtake her. For years, since discovering the truth of who she was, she’d been disgusted with her mother for falling into another man’s arms and then digging her grave deeper by lying about it for so long. But now she understood that people weren’t perfect. They made foolish decisions, particularly when their heart and their pride were involved. They acted on impulse and behaved like fools. She was as guilty as the next idiot.

With a long intake of breath, she pushed away from the door and turned to face the room. She might have been locked in, but she wasn’t trapped yet. There had to be another way out. She took a few steps deeper into the room, surveying the scene. There were two, tall windows at the far end of the room, which meant escape was possible. And it was always possible that there were hidden doors in the walls. Every spare inch of the walls was hung with paintings or had cabinets and display cases pushed up against it.

Solange blinked, her breath catching in her lungs as she took a closer look at everything around her. The room had the feeling of an overcrowded museum gallery. She recognized the paintings as those of grand masters, Rembrandt, daVinci, Titian, and more. The glass-fronted cabinets held everything from jewelry to gilded snuff boxes to ancient Egyptian statues. The furniture was mismatched, but every piece was exquisite. Beyond exquisite. The sofas that faced each other in the center of the room, a low table between them laden with papers, ledgers, and files, were pieces of art.

She pressed a hand to her stomach and walked forward, her eyes wide as she studied the objects in the room around her. She began a circuit of the room that took her past each of the cabinets and their contents.

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