Hidden Forever by Cat Cahill

Author:Cat Cahill [Cahill, Cat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cat Cahill
Published: 2019-09-14T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Dora woke with a start. She blinked a moment, wondering where she was and why her neck hurt so badly. The room came into focus, shadowy from just the little moonlight streaming through the window. Dora rubbed her neck. She was seated in a chair in the laundry room, right up against the door.

Stifling a yawn, she pushed the door open a crack. The hallway was empty. A couple of doors down, she could make out one of the hotel room doors, also likely opened just a sliver. Jake and Mr. McFarland kept watch there.

Dora closed her door. It was imperative that Mr. McFarland not know she was here. Jake’s note had been brief, but clear—she was invited to wait here for the thief, but she must remain in this room, unseen and safe. She didn’t mind. After all, she had no desire to confront the man who was stealing from the hotel. And she certainly didn’t wish Mr. McFarland to know she’d been spending time alone with Jake.

She stretched and wondered at the time. And she hoped Millie didn’t awaken and come looking for her again. She shouldn’t—not now that she thought she knew why Dora had crept out of their room before.

The minutes ticked by, and Dora fought to keep her eyes open. She didn’t want to miss the moment the thief was finally caught. But sleep was hard to keep at bay. Her eyes closed, and she promised herself it was just for a moment.

A door shut, so softly Dora wouldn’t have heard it if she hadn’t been right next to it. Her eyes flew open. Was it real? Or had she started dreaming? Her heart hammered in her chest, and she swallowed before peering through the crack in the laundry room door.

It was real. A figure had entered the hallway from the outside door—the one that was located just to the right of the laundry room where Dora sat. Dora didn’t dare breathe as the person walked slowly and silently by her door. It was a woman, that much was clear from the dress and the coat. Her hair was obscured under a hood.

The figure stopped at the office door. Dora gasped and then threw a hand over her mouth. But it didn’t seem as though the woman had heard. Dora forced herself to breathe normally. This must be the thief.

The woman stood there a moment, patting the side of her coat. Then she turned away from Dora. Another minute passed. Dora strained to see what the woman was doing, but it was no use. All at once, the mystery woman turned and retraced her steps back to the outside door. Her head was turned, so Dora was unable to catch a glimpse of her face. The woman slipped the door open and slid out, quiet as the valley on a snow-covered morning.

Dora turned to look back down the hallway, waiting for the men to emerge and follow this strange woman outside. A few seconds passed.

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