Fear washed over Esther and screams echoed in her mind along with the crackle of flames. “I have a tendency to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.” She couldn’t keep the bitterness from her words. She wasn’t meant to have been at home that night. Had fought with her best friend earlier that day and refused to have a sleepover at her place. It had changed everything. Everyone’s plans had been changed.
“Then let me give you a lift to work.” He slipped his arm around her shoulders again, guiding her to his vehicle. “You never told me your name.”
She contemplated not telling him. “Esther.”
“A queen. I should have known.” He lowered his arm as they reached his vehicle, opening the door.
“Queen?”
He gestured towards the front passenger seat, holding the door open. “In the bible. She wa
