“Bad day,” I muttered into the darkness.
My stockings were all torn to hell, and I had my doubt that I’d find my shoes in the darkness of the lawn beyond the Blackwood patio.
I just needed to move my ass and look for them. If I went back the way I’d come, I’d probably trip over them.
My stance wasn’t quite stable. I’d had a few too many glasses of alcohol, and that liquid courage may have very well been the trigger for my meltdown.
Panic attacks and alcohol didn’t mix well.
Honestly, I wasn’t quite sure how I’d made my way to the water as I stared back at the Blackwood mansion in the distance. As always, the actions that had occurred during the height of my attack were blurred.
“It doesn’t matter,” I muttered into the blackness of the night.
I don’t really need to find my shoes.
I’d leave from here and make my way back to my motel. I had no reason to step back inside. I didn’t belong in this group of guests anyway. Other than Ben, I knew nobody, and I didn’t need to say goodbye to my stepbrother.
It wasn’t that I didn’t want to talk to him. I just didn’t know how.
I smoothed down the black dress I was wearing with shaky hands. It was nothing fancy, but I liked the fact that it had two pockets that carried my ID, my older cell phone, and a small amount of cash for my cab ride back to my motel.
Leave! Just go!
I knew I’d feel a thousand times better once I could get away and back to my current software project. I could lose myself in the world of technology, and not think about how much I wanted somewhere to belong.
I stepped carefully down the dock, tears still pouring down my face as I brushed past the boathouse, and then hesitated to feel around with my foot. There was probably some kind of uneven ground between the dock and the lawn, and I didn’t want to fall on my face.
“I’ll be okay alone. I’ll make it. I always have,” I said out loud, as though saying those words would make everything better.
I wasn’t prepared when I felt myself being pulled into the boathouse, so I didn’t have time to scream as the door slammed closed behind me, a hand clapped over my mouth. I was submerged into a profound darkness that terrified the hell out of me.
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Books by J. S. Scott:
The Billionaire’s Obsession Series:
The Billionaire’s Obsession
Heart Of The Billionaire
The Billionaire’s Salvation
The Billionaire’s Game
Billionaire Undone
Billionaire Unmasked
Billionaire Untamed
Billionaire Unbound
Billionaire Undaunted
Billionaire Unknown
Billionaire Unveiled
Billionaire Unloved
Billionaire Unattainable
Billionaire Undercover
The Sinclairs:
The Billionaire’s Christmas
No Ordinary Billionaire
The Forbidden Billionaire
The Billionaire’s Touch
The Billionaire’s Voice
The Billionaire Takes All
The Billionaire’s Secrets
Only a Millionaire
The Accidental Billionaires:
Ensnared
Entangled
Enamored
The Walker Brothers:
Release!
Player!
Damaged!
A Dark Horse Novel:
Bound
Hacked
The Vampire Coalition: The Complete Collection
Ethan’s Mate
Rory’s Mate
Nathan’s Mate
Liam’s Mate
Daric’s Mate
The Sentinel Demons:
The Sentinel Demons: The Complete Collection
A Dangerous Bargain
A Dangerous Hunger
A Dangerous Fury
A Dangerous Demon King
Left At The Altar Series:
Temporary Groom
Books co-authored with Ruth Cardello:
Well Played
The Curve Collection: Big Girls And Bad Boys
The Changeling Encounters Collection