Chapter 30
Riley neared the Magnolia Gardens Country Club and was stopped at a little white building at the gate. A green and white striped boom barrier blocked the way, and a uniformed security guard holding a clipboard stepped out of the building and walked up to the driver’s side of her car.
Riley opened the window.
“Your name?” the guard said brusquely.
Riley was not at all certain about the protocol needed to get into the club, but Newbrough had said he’d let them know she was coming.
“I’m Riley Paige,” she said. Then she stammered, “I’m a, uh, guest of Senator Newbrough.”
The guard scanned the list, then nodded.
“Go on in,” he said.
The boom gate lifted and Riley drove on through.
The entry lane wound through the namesake gardens, extremely luxurious, colorful, and fragrant
