Chapter 11
Flight to Romania: Part One
Immense power surged beneath KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Elena closed her eyes as the plane rose over O’Hare Airport. Her stomach flipped, and she dug her hand into something nearby and held on tight.
Alex grunted and coughed. “We’re in the air. I think you can let go now.” His lips twitched into a smile. “You’re cutting off my circulation.”
“Oh, sorry.” She removed the death grip on his arm.
“Planes make you nervous?” he asked.
“A bit.”
The ‘fasten your seatbelt’ light went off. Elena unstrapped herself as the plane leveled and flew over the lake. She looked down at the orange sun reflected off Lake Michigan, and uneasiness stirred within her. Romania, her land of romance, castles, death, and despair. What was the old Romanian proverb? Do not sp
