Chapter Fourteen:
The churning sound jolted Nick’s eyelids back like someone had driven a needle into the arch of his foot. He lay a moment, wondering what he was doing on his study sofa. Then, realizing the churning was his upstairs toilet, a kaleidoscope of dreadful images had him instantly on his feet. Nick was still dressed, except for jacket and shoes. Two quick strides and he was listening at the crack of the study door.
With the blood pounding in his ears, Nick stopped breathing to listen. If Cloey was awake, she’d think it was him upstairs. But if she caught sight of him now, slinking out of his study, she would realize there was someone else in the master bedroom. And Christ. What would happen if Cloey caught sight of Inga coming down the stairs. Cloey couldn’t see the stairs fr
