Chapter 13 - Escaping Into The Night With Frightened Little Maisie
I scrambled away from the kitchen table, sprinting down the darkened corridor toward the guest room.
I threw open the door to find Maisie awake, sitting up in bed with wide, terrified eyes in the dim light.
“Mommy, what was that big noise?” she whispered, her lower lip trembling uncontrollably.
“Stay close to me, baby, and don't make a sound,” I whispered fiercely, sweeping her up into my arms.
I grabbed my heavy canvas bag from the floor and headed for the rear exit leading out to the garden.
As I turned the handle of the back door, a shadowy figure stepped out from the darkness of the kitchen.
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Holding a sleek black revolver in her right hand, Clara smiled a cold, manic grin in the moonlight.
“Leaving so soon, Chloe? We haven't even had a chance to properly catch up,” Clara purred softly.
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