For Letter or Worse by Vivian Conroy

Author:Vivian Conroy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2020-06-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

At the villa, they found the entry gate open and could drive right through. The lights on either side of the driveway were not on. They parked the car at the garage. When the headlights died, it was rather dark. Delta assumed the lights came on as daylight faded and wondered why they hadn’t today. She pulled out her phone to use as a flashlight. They made their way to the front door. Delta pushed the bell but didn’t hear it ring inside. She glanced at Hazel. “That’s weird. The whole place seems abandoned. Maybe we’d better go around back and see if we can find someone there?”

“Okay.” Hazel looked a bit reluctant, wrapping her arms around her shoulders and glancing around like a deer ready to run at the first sight of a threat.

They rounded the house and walked past the dark windows of the study and then the large kitchen. A single lamp was on. Delta caught sight of Drake and Zara Kingsley, standing at the fridge. Zara was pointing inside it. Drake said something to her and looked around him. He went to the far wall and pressed buttons. Nothing seemed to happen. His face reddened. He reached into his pocket for his phone. Zara was pale. She backed up and stood leaning against the sink.

Delta knocked on the window. Zara jumped, and Drake dropped his phone. Hazel said, “Looks like a bad time to be calling. Maybe we had better go away again.”

“Too late for that.”

Zara came to the back door and opened it a crack. “What are you doing here? How did you get in? The buzzer for the intercom didn’t—”

“The gate was open.”

“Open?” Zara’s jaw slackened. Then she glanced over her shoulder. “The fridge isn’t working either. I think we have no power. It could be a simple malfunction, but Drake thinks…” She lifted her hands to her face. “If someone cut the electricity, the security system isn’t working either. The killer could be here on the grounds. To slaughter all of us.” She shrieked in terror.

Drake appeared behind Zara at the door. “What’s up? Did you see something? Is he out there?”

“Who is he?” Delta asked.

Drake shot her a fiery glare. “What are you doing here? How did you get in?”

“The gate is open. Security is off.” Zara yelped. “He’s back to kill us all.”

Drake looked startled. He said to Delta and Hazel, “You’d better come in.” He closed the door behind them, peering through the glass panel into the darkness as if he was trying to detect motion there.

Zara breathed fast. “I should never have stayed here. I’m leaving. Right now.” She turned away, but Drake grabbed her arm. “Zara, no. There’s nothing wrong.”

“Then why were you calling the police?”

“I wasn’t calling the police; I was calling the electric company to ask if there is a problem in the area or if it’s just us. I want them to send someone over right away and fix this.”

Drake looked Zara over. “But

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