Sara Craven by Rome's Revenge

Author:Rome's Revenge [Revenge, Rome's]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-03-30T06:52:31+00:00

He brought the car to a halt beside a big estate agency sign attached to the front wall with ‘Sold’ blazoned across it.

And, in smaller letters, ‘Acquired for the Countrywide Hotel Group.’

‘A hotel. Oh, no, I don’t believe it.’ Cory sat for a moment, rigid with dismay, then scrambled out of the car. She peered through the tall wrought-iron gates. ‘They haven’t just sold it, they’ve actually moved out and left it empty. Look—the garden’s like a jungle.‘

She pushed at one of the gates, and it opened with a squeal of disuse.

‘Countryside Hotels came sniffing around when we put the house on the market, but Cramps turned them down flat. He wanted it to remain a private home. That’s why he sold to the Jessons.’ She shook her head. ‘I can’t tell him. He’ll be so upset.’

‘Perhaps not,’ Rome said quietly as he followed her up the overgrown drive. ‘After all, he said it himself. Too big and too isolated. Maybe the Jessons gave it their best shot.’ He put a hand on her shoulder.

‘Cory, are you sure you wish to do this? Shall we go back to the car and drive up the coast?’

Her voice was subdued. ‘We’ve come all this way. So I may as well say goodbye. And it could be worse,’ she added, with a forced smile. ‘It could have been bought by Sansom Industries and pulled down.’

She was half expecting a question or a comment, but Rome said nothing.

Just gently removed his hand as they walked on towards the house.

It was redbrick, built on three storeys, with tall chimneys and mullioned windows.

‘It’s a good house,’ Rome said, as they walked round to the rear. ‘Simple and graceful. It doesn’t deserve to be empty.’

‘My room was up there. The window on the end.’ Cory pointed. ‘I chose it because at night I could hear the sound of the sea. Usually it was gentle and soothing, but when there were storms it would roar, and Gramps said it was a monster, eating back the land.’

‘Didn’t that give you nightmares?’ Rome asked drily.

‘No.’ She shook her head decisively. ‘Because I knew I was safe and loved. And the monster would never reach me.’

Or not then, she thought, with a pang. Her nightmare had begun with Rob…

‘What’s wrong?’

She started almost guiltily. Rome was watching her, frowning a little.

‘Nothing—why?’ She forced a smile.

‘Your face changed,’ he said. ‘One moment you were remembering. The next you looked sad—almost scared.’

Cory paused. Shrugged. She said quietly, ‘Maybe Memory Lane is a dangerous place.’

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