Why? Why highlight and circle and question things?
The distant thuds of footsteps made Maggie look up.
The door swung open and Polly appeared, a look of what could only be described as horror on her face.
“Polly, what are you?—”
“Don’t be mad.” Polly stopped in front of her, chest heaving.
“You only ever say that when you’re about to tell me something that will make me mad.”
“Your aunt is pulling up.”
“What?” She turned to look out the window, and yep, her aunt’s Mazda sat in the driveway. “Shit!”
“Yeah, shit.”
She turned back to Polly, whispering so her words barely crossed the distance. “What do we do?”
“It’s fine. We’ll hide until she leaves. Maybe she forgot something and she’s about to go back to yoga.”
“Or she skipped yoga and she’ll be home for the rest of the day. What if she comes up?—”
For the second time, footsteps sounded on stairs.
They were screwed. And not the good kind.
“Hide!” Maggie quickly grabbed the lid and shoved it onto the shoebox before pushing it under the bed.
When she looked up again, Polly was pulling the wardrobe door closed after her.
Maggie barely had time to slide under the bed before the door opened. Lilith walked toward the bathroom, but the door didn’t close after her. It sounded like she was rifling through a drawer.
This was not good.Sonot good.
She pulled out her phone and texted Ethan.
Maggie: Help!
She’d barely hit send when she sent another text.
Maggie: I’m stuck under Lilith’s bed and Polly’s in the wardrobe. Don’t ask how this happened but we need to get out before she finds us.
The three dots popped up.
Ethan: I can be there in two minutes.
She closed her eyes.Thank God.
But just because he was close didn’t mean she was safe. What if Lilith opened her wardrobe? Or what if she spotted Maggie under the bed before Ethan got there?
Fear bled into her limbs.
If Lilith found them, she’d call Ward. She wouldn’t care that Maggie was family.
She watched her aunt’s feet near the bed, heart stuttering.
The mattress creaked as she sat on the edge. A second later, Lilith’s voice sounded, making Maggie jump.
