![]() ![]() The intruder blinked back at her through sleepy eyes. Rose’s heart pounded against her ribs and her mouth went dry. “Don’t move!” He stood at the last step, too close for her to make a quick dash out the door. Terror, however, had cemented Rose’s feet in place.Ī dark-haired man reached the bottom, gripping a baseball bat in a ready-to-launch position over his shoulder. She stopped at the bottom step and stared fearlessly into the face of danger. Before she could grab the dog’s collar, Bella bolted.īella’s howl echoed in the silent house. Rose stretched her trembling hand, snatched the leash off the table, and leaned over, just shy of snapping it on Bella so they could race like hell out the door.įootsteps pounded. Slow creaks of the floorboards above magnified in the silent house. Move! Only she stood still, frozen in fear as her mind raced with images from vagrants to serial killers. ![]() Bella’s ears perked at the same moment the slow rise of panic crawled through Rose’s veins. Footsteps? A light upstairs flashed on and cut a beam to the staircase wall. ![]()
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