Elayne slammed the hotel room door behind her. She walked away with quick steps, terrified Aldo was lurking behind some corner. She needn"t have worried. The hall remained silent.
When she found her room, she double-checked the number before sliding the keycard out of her skirt pocket and opening the door. Once inside, she leaned back against the frame. She barely made it to the bed before her body sagged.
What in the heck had just happened?
Flicking on the bedside lamp, the low light provided no answers. The ring on her finger shimmered at her as though beckoning her to lean forward so that it could tell her its secrets.
Elayne didn"t fall for it. She didn"t want to know any secrets from this ring. She wanted it off her finger. But another few tugs and the piece of jewelry refused to
