False Security by Angie Martin

Author:Angie Martin [Martin, Angie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Indie World Publishing & Author Services
Published: 2013-09-24T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Forty

Rachel hit the mat with a thud. She laid still and tried to catch her breath. Paul’s face appeared over her. “We’re finished. I’m not sparring with you anymore. That’s the third time you’ve gone down today.”

“I know, I know.”

“Are you worried about tonight?”

Rachel sat up. Her frustration peaked at the same question being asked of her over and over by everyone she ran across that day. Of course she was worried. She had promised Donovan perfection. She couldn’t be sure of the consequences if one thing went wrong.

“Hey, Rach,” Paul said. “Still alive down there?”

“Yes, I’m worried about tonight. Every last detail is planned, every possibility is accounted for, but what if something happens? I don’t want to be responsible for that.”

He sat down beside her. “This job comes with a lot of pressure, maybe too much. You’re not just doing it for Donovan, you’re doing it for Graham Wilkes. Nobody would blame you if you dropped out now. Someone else can do it, maybe someone from Graham’s camp.”

“No, they can’t, which is why it’s my assignment. Wilkes doesn’t have any women on his payroll, remember? That’s why he farmed it out to Donovan.”

“True, but we could find someone else with time.”

“But Donovan volunteered me. I can’t let him down. Backing out now would reflect poorly on not only me, but him as well.”

“Are you sure you want to do it?”

Rachel wasn’t sure about anything at the moment, but she would do the job without complaint. “I’ll be fine.”

“Good. Maybe you ought to go rest.”

“Paul, I think I’m old enough to decide when I need to rest.”

“I know, I’m sorry. I keep forgetting you’re an adult now.”

“It’s okay.” She was silent for a moment. “I think I’ll go rest for a while,” she said, and she got to her feet.

He laughed. “As stubborn as ever.”

In her bedroom, Rachel sat on her bed with the intention of lying down for a bit. After a moment of sitting, though, she became restless again. She decided it was best to take a shower, knowing her anxiety level would never let her rest. She needed calm, and a hot shower would go a long way in bringing it, even if it was temporary.

When she moved into the estate eight years earlier, Donovan brought in contractors to enlarge her room by knocking down walls between three adjoining rooms. He had the contractors work in teams of five around the clock so Rachel would have her room ready quickly.

Rachel couldn’t contain her excitement during construction, the commotion of the improvements being the only thing that took her mind off the death of her parents. Donovan had the contractors turn one of the rooms into a large bathroom, commenting that every girl needed not only their privacy, but an extraordinary bathroom.

Within a week, he delivered on his promise. Rachel had never seen such beautiful tiles and fixtures. The bathroom not only had an extra-large shower with two shower heads at competing angles, but a separate tub with whirlpool jets and a pillow to rest her head.

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