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stop dead in her tracks. Her heart pounded fast and she hesitated for
a moment. Should she go back and check it out or should she wait for Michael?
The broken window in the living room the other night had made her very
cautious. A sudden gunshot made up her mind for her. Frantically, she turned
and rushed into the kitchen, calling out for Michael. He was nowhere to be
found.
In a state of panic, she checked every room downstairs,
calling out his name. No answer. She finally made it to the study and
cautiously entered the room.
The first thing she noticed was the broken window.
Shaking from anxiety and fear, she made it to the sofa, only to find out that
the document was gone. Oh! My God ! What now?
She took a quick look at the fireplace and breathed out
in relief to see it was in place. Then she noticed a small opening in the wall
next to one of the bookcases, like a narrow secret door. And it was half open.
Jackie was shocked. She looked around petrified, feeling
a shiver racing up her spine. Things were getting very creepy. No wonder, she’d
felt that someone was watching her.
What now? she wondered. And
where on earth is Michael?
Suddenly, another thought crossed her mind. What if
it was Michael out there shooting? And ever worse, what if someone was shooting
at Michael?
She moved away from the window and hurried to the living
room. Calm down , she kept repeating to herself. But it was hard to
remain calm. She was having trouble breathing, feeling a constriction in her
chest.
“Are you all right?”
She was taken aback when she heard his voice and turned
to face him. He was standing in the living room doorway with a gun in his
hands.
“What happened?” she asked anxiously. “I heard a
gunshot.”
“Someone broke into the house,” he replied. “I went
after him.”
“Was that you shooting out there? Did you hit him?”
“No, I missed.”
“Where is he, now?”
“He’s gone!” Michael said and Jackie saw fire burning in
his eyes.
“Who was it?”
“I don’t know. But it wasn’t the same guy who chased you
the other night.”
“ Chased me ?” she asked confused. Her face turned
pale. “What do you mean chased me? Who? When?” A million questions bombarded
her mind.
“Jackie, calm down,” he said softly. He put his gun back
in its holster and pulled her into his arms, holding her tenderly and caressing
her hair.
Jackie felt his strong arms closing around her, and she
leaned against his strong body, feeling its warmth. Suddenly, she started
shivering but not from fear this time. Every part of her body was responding to
his touch. The blood was running hot in her veins and she felt her head
spinning.
Michael pulled her towards the sofa and sat down,
pulling her down beside him. “Are you all right?” he asked tenderly, brushing
her hair away from her face.
“What’s going on?” she asked and turned her eyes on him.
He shifted uncomfortably.
“Michael, what’s going on?” she insisted, squeezing his
knee. “Please…I don’t understand anything anymore.”
***
Michael saw how badly shaken she was. Her eyes were
filled with anxiety and confusion. He hadn’t told her about the man who’d
chased her the other night. She hadn’t seen him running after her, and then the
shock of the accident didn’t leave any room for anything else.
Hesitating for a moment, he tried to decide whether she
could be trusted. She looked so innocent and vulnerable, the only thing he
wanted was to take her in his arms and reassure her that everything was going
to be all right. At that very moment, he felt as if he could read her like an
open book. But she had tricked him before.
“The other night when you ran away from me ,” he
said, putting emphasis on his last words, “I saw someone running away from the
house in the same direction you had taken. I assumed he was running after you,”
he explained, choosing his words very carefully, and watching her reactions
closely. He had decided to
a moment. Should she go back and check it out or should she wait for Michael?
The broken window in the living room the other night had made her very
cautious. A sudden gunshot made up her mind for her. Frantically, she turned
and rushed into the kitchen, calling out for Michael. He was nowhere to be
found.
In a state of panic, she checked every room downstairs,
calling out his name. No answer. She finally made it to the study and
cautiously entered the room.
The first thing she noticed was the broken window.
Shaking from anxiety and fear, she made it to the sofa, only to find out that
the document was gone. Oh! My God ! What now?
She took a quick look at the fireplace and breathed out
in relief to see it was in place. Then she noticed a small opening in the wall
next to one of the bookcases, like a narrow secret door. And it was half open.
Jackie was shocked. She looked around petrified, feeling
a shiver racing up her spine. Things were getting very creepy. No wonder, she’d
felt that someone was watching her.
What now? she wondered. And
where on earth is Michael?
Suddenly, another thought crossed her mind. What if
it was Michael out there shooting? And ever worse, what if someone was shooting
at Michael?
She moved away from the window and hurried to the living
room. Calm down , she kept repeating to herself. But it was hard to
remain calm. She was having trouble breathing, feeling a constriction in her
chest.
“Are you all right?”
She was taken aback when she heard his voice and turned
to face him. He was standing in the living room doorway with a gun in his
hands.
“What happened?” she asked anxiously. “I heard a
gunshot.”
“Someone broke into the house,” he replied. “I went
after him.”
“Was that you shooting out there? Did you hit him?”
“No, I missed.”
“Where is he, now?”
“He’s gone!” Michael said and Jackie saw fire burning in
his eyes.
“Who was it?”
“I don’t know. But it wasn’t the same guy who chased you
the other night.”
“ Chased me ?” she asked confused. Her face turned
pale. “What do you mean chased me? Who? When?” A million questions bombarded
her mind.
“Jackie, calm down,” he said softly. He put his gun back
in its holster and pulled her into his arms, holding her tenderly and caressing
her hair.
Jackie felt his strong arms closing around her, and she
leaned against his strong body, feeling its warmth. Suddenly, she started
shivering but not from fear this time. Every part of her body was responding to
his touch. The blood was running hot in her veins and she felt her head
spinning.
Michael pulled her towards the sofa and sat down,
pulling her down beside him. “Are you all right?” he asked tenderly, brushing
her hair away from her face.
“What’s going on?” she asked and turned her eyes on him.
He shifted uncomfortably.
“Michael, what’s going on?” she insisted, squeezing his
knee. “Please…I don’t understand anything anymore.”
***
Michael saw how badly shaken she was. Her eyes were
filled with anxiety and confusion. He hadn’t told her about the man who’d
chased her the other night. She hadn’t seen him running after her, and then the
shock of the accident didn’t leave any room for anything else.
Hesitating for a moment, he tried to decide whether she
could be trusted. She looked so innocent and vulnerable, the only thing he
wanted was to take her in his arms and reassure her that everything was going
to be all right. At that very moment, he felt as if he could read her like an
open book. But she had tricked him before.
“The other night when you ran away from me ,” he
said, putting emphasis on his last words, “I saw someone running away from the
house in the same direction you had taken. I assumed he was running after you,”
he explained, choosing his words very carefully, and watching her reactions
closely. He had decided to
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