JV"s eyes snapped open.
Something woke her. What?
She glanced around and it came back to her. She was in the guest bedroom at Nick and Rebecca"s, alone in the house because Rebecca had an appointment and Nick and Bobby had taken her to town. They"d offered to let her tag along, but she suspected it was personal, so she"d plead exhaustion. After they"d gone, she lay on her borrowed bed, hoping to get a little sleep.
She looked at the alarm clock on the nightstand, 3:37. She"d slept less than half an hour. Looking around the room, she wondered again what had woken her.
The floor outside her door creaked.
Someone was in the house.
There hadn"t been enough time for the others to make the appointment and be back. Panic raced through her, turning her body hot, then cold. She slid one hand
