CHAPTER 37 “JUST GET OUT of my room!” I tried to stay calm, but my voice rose to a screech and gave away my panic. “Oh, Stefanie. You disappeared in such a hurry last time you were here, but I knew you’d be back. Lucky for you, I’m a patient man.” Randy reached out again, and I smacked his hand away. “Don’t touch me.” He laughed. Well, it was more of a cackle. “You won’t be doing that tonight. Tonight, Stefanie, or tomorrow your whole family will know your sordid little secret.” “I can’t. I won’t. I’ve got a boyfriend.” “Sure you do. Yet you still came here alone.” He stood up. “Tonight.” The second the door clicked behind him, I flew out of bed and locked it. Now what? I couldn’t tell my family Randy had threatened me without revealing my past, so that wasn’t an option. I leaned

