Swept Away by Christy Barritt

Author:Christy Barritt [Barritt, Christy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery
Goodreads: 29958212
Publisher: River Heights
Published: 2016-04-18T00:00:00+00:00

That night, I lay in bed, wishing I could enjoy Riley’s arms around me. But every time the sheets hit my skin, pain burst through me. Since I couldn’t sleep, I replayed the events from the day and tried in vain to figure this mystery out.

And it was while my thoughts were racing that I heard a creak downstairs.

Not a the-house-is-settling type of creak.

It sounded like someone was inside.

Was it the same person who’d sneaked in two days ago? Had he come back to finish what he’d started when he left that sandal?

I grabbed my gun from the nightstand. If I woke Riley, he would insist on handling this himself. It might sound crazy, but I wanted to do this on my own. I didn’t want to send him downstairs to face someone who could potentially harm him. I’d almost lost him once already.

I tiptoed toward the door and gently nudged it open. Darkness waited for me on the other side.

I paused, listened.

Another creak sounded from downstairs.

After a moment of hesitation, I stepped out. I stayed close to the wall as I crept toward the stairs. My gun remained raised in front of me so I would be ready to act, if needed.

I’d been at the mercy of a killer before, and I’d vowed to never be in that position again. Victim no more.

When I finally reached the first floor, it hit me: Riley was going to kill me.

Guilt washed through me. What had I been thinking, coming down here alone and not calling the police first? I’m a smart girl. I should know better.

I’d had some kind of independent impulse, and I’d acted without thinking.

I looked back at the stairs, ready to go back up and call the police like a good girl. With any luck, Riley would never know I’d left.

Before I could move, a shadow stepped from around the corner.

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