Merry With a Scrooge: The Love Beach Holiday Collection by Rhian Cahill

Author:Rhian Cahill [Cahill, Rhian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rhian Cahill
Published: 2024-11-21T00:00:00+00:00

Laney

I don’t know what wakes me.

The summer storm rolling through the area or something else.

The cottage I’m staying in is isolated from the main house—and everyone else.

I asked Quade to set it up so I could work out here and only venture to the main house for meals.

Or if I didn’t feel like seeing anyone, I can use the kitchen here.

It used to be a gardener’s shed, but when the new bigger one was built years ago, Gram had this place turned into a studio for extra accommodation. Something the family needs more with each passing year.

I swear, there are so many members of the extended Sanderson family we could take over one of our hotels and be short of space.

A light tapping has my gaze trying to focus on the front door through the dark.

Is someone knocking?

I glance at my watch.

At ten to three in the morning?

Pushing back the covers, I throw my legs over the side of the bed and feel around for my slippers. It might be summer but the floor in here is stone with a few rugs to break it up and it’s always, always cold.

Feet slipped into my comfy Uggs, I stand and contemplate grabbing a hoodie. Except the tapping starts up again and I frown.

Who the hell would be knocking on my door this late. Or early. I guess the time depends on your perspective. For me it’s late. Because I’ve not long drifted off to sleep.

It’s something I’ve struggled with since I made the decision to abandon Vail in New York.

I think I’ve managed only a few hours a night since I booked my flight, and those have been from exhaustion, my body giving out on me before my brain can’t stop it.

Skirting the sofa, I pad over to the front window, but the angle is wrong and I can’t see the front door or who is tapping on it from here.

I’m not frightened. Worried? Yes. Scared? No.

The security surrounding the Sanderson estate is topnotch and there’s no way anyone enters the grounds without detection. If there was a problem, Gram’s security team would have contacted me by phone before turning up on my doorstep.

Which means whoever is out there has already been cleared to be here.

The tapping gets louder as I move toward the door. If I’m not mistaken, it’s picked up speed too. And now it isn’t stopping.

With a quick glance around, I debate my choice of weapon in case I’m wrong and I’m about to be attacked. The only option I see is an umbrella. And while I’d prefer not to get too close to someone out to hurt me it will do in a pinch.

I eye the door and wonder if going without a security chain or peephole were the best choices for this little cottage in the woods.

Okay, fine, it’s not really ‘in the woods’ but with the wind rushing and the thunder and lightning flashing, the scene is set with an ominous tone, perfect for a serial killer to get his business done.

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