The story about Kelly had made the local news, and a scattering of reporters filled the main entry of the hospital. A uniformed policeman guarded the door to the stairs and the two elevators, the only two ways to reach Cassie without heroic efforts. Another policeman was close at hand to her and Tim. And so, she continued her wait.
Marcus Leary now knew without a doubt where Cassie was. There was no more hiding from him or fooling him. Marcus had proven he was far more dangerous and threatening than they could control.
Marcus had made her life a living hell, but in a roundabout way, he had also forced her to make reconciliations with people from her past she wouldn’t have dreamed of bothering with. He had turned her life upside down, yet she’d come out better for it. The period of penanc
