A yelp escaped Roxie’s lips. She jumped and spun on her bare feet to glare at the door currently being rattled by a hard knock. For just a split second, she wondered if someone was trying to break into her apartment, but then she reasoned whoever it was wouldn’t have knocked if that was the case.
Still, she froze where she stood halfway between the bathroom and her bedroom, one towel wrapped tight around her. An involuntary shudder traveled down her body as she felt the droplets of water roll down her skin onto the cracked tile floor. The apartment was cold since the sun hadn’t even risen fully yet, just a faint, grayish light slipping through the blinds.
Which begged the question: Who on earth would come banging like that at six in the morning? Apprehension made her heart thud behind h
