Two Lethal Lies by Annie Solomon

Author:Annie Solomon
Language: ru
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2010-10-14T05:57:10.214000+00:00

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Julia woke in a giant bed in a tangle of pillows. She tried to sit up, but her head felt all woozy, so she plopped back down again. Where was she? How did she get here?

She’d never been in a bed like this. There were like twenty pillows, and everything crinkled when she moved. The sheets smelled like one of Neesy’s lotions, and she might have liked that, but right now, with her head all funny, it made her a little sick.

To get away from the smell, she sat up again, this time more slowly. The rest of the room was as big as the bed. And there were a ton of boxes in one corner, all wrapped with shiny paper like presents.

Gradually, she got out of bed. She was wearing a nightgown—where had that come from? She’d never had anything like it in her life. Mitch always bought her sweats or pj’s. This was white and soft with lacy ruffles down the front. She didn’t remember putting it on. She didn’t remember anything except drinking a Coke with Dutch in the limousine.

Drapes covered the window, and she squeezed between the opening. Sunlight made her squint, so she shielded her eyes until they adjusted. What she saw made her gasp. Stretched out below her was a wide blue sea, so big she couldn’t see the end of it. Was it the ocean? Was she trapped in a tower like Rapunzel?

A knock, and the door opened. Julia stilled, hidden by the drapes.

“Julia?” The voice was low and strange. She heard whoever it was moving around. Another door opened and closed. “Julia, I don’t enjoy games. Come out, please.” This time the voice was cold enough to make her shudder. “I don’t think you’ll enjoy the consequences, my dear. I suggest you come out immediately.”

The drapes swished open, revealing Dutch.

He was wearing a red robe that was so dark it was almost black. It shimmered as he moved. He was amazingly handsome, and he had her same blue eyes. Was he really her father? Did Mitch really steal her?

She didn’t want to think bad things about Mitch.

“Well, I see you’re awake.” Dutch tugged her out into the center of the room, not caring that he practically pulled her arm off.

She jerked away, rubbing her shoulder. “I see we’re not back at Neesy’s.”

“Very astute of you.”

“You promised.”

“I think it’s time you learned one of life’s most important lessons: promises are made to be broken. Now, get dressed. We’ve got a big day ahead of us.”

“I don’t want to get dressed. I want to go home.”

The eyes that were the same color as hers narrowed. “Do you have a car or an airplane?”

“No.”

“Enough money to buy a bus ticket?”

“No.”

“Then you can’t go home, can you?”

She glared at him. Now who was playing games?

“Where are we?” she said at last.

“Chicago.”

She wasn’t very good with geography, but she knew that was north of Tennessee. “Chicago isn’t on the ocean.”

He laughed and waved an arm in the direction of the window.

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