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Truth or Consequences

What does archaeology student Danielle Herring discover in the shadows of her family tree? Corruption, murder, sex, and a serial killer ring. She’s the only biological heir to an estate, things should be simple, right? She’s accompanied by the family attorney, Stephen Briggs, on what she thinks is a quick will-reading in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. She doesn’t count on one of the conditions of the will including a hot-blooded—make that a HOT!—Veterinarian she has to share a home with in order to claim her inheritance. Things couldn’t get worse, could they? This pulse-racing, emotionally charged novel proves some deep-seated secrets and desires are buried so deep in the soil that bringing them to the surface requires Truth or Consequences. Note: This book contains sexual content, adult situations, and profanity. Truth or Consequences is created by Faith Justice, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Faith Justice · perkotaan
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70 Chs

Chapter 44: Hot Wire

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man. -Friedrich Nietzsche

I'm not sure how long I slept. My head hurts, and I'm thirsty.

The cuff rattles when I move my right hand. Looking to my left, it's not bound. Pulling on the cuff bites into my skin.

Rolling onto my stomach, I examine the headboard. If I can loosen the rod, I can free the other end of the handcuff.

Sitting up, I grasp as much of the cuff as I can between my hands and pull. The rod moves slightly. So, I yank on it again until it pops out of place. Easing the cuff down the rod, I free myself and quietly roll off the mattress.

The cuff attached to my wrist dangles. Examining the window, my heart sinks. It has burglar bars. There are two doors in the room.

Stephen locked the one he left through, but I'm not sure where the other one leads. I tip-toe to the second door and turn the knob, slowly. It opens to a bathroom.

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