Every cell of her body was numb with fear and when she looked down at her clutched fingers, they were almost translucent. For a moment she listened intently, surprised her heart was still beating regular and strong.
The car ride seemed to go on forever, without anyone uttering a single word. The monotony only worsened things, because it gave her time to let her imagination run wild with the most horrid speculations.
When she glanced out of the window, she noticed the change in scenery and suppressed a shocked gasp when she realized that they had returned to Berlin.
The entire incident had been more than strange and she racked her brain to find out what they could possibly want from her. Surely, the alleged stealing of a necklace wasn’t a crime severe enough to justify being brought back
