Chapter Eight
“Let’s go,” he said. Outside was a horse and small trap. They got in and trotted after the police van, receding in the distance. Alice rested her head on Matthew’s shoulder.
“How did you know where to find me?” she said.
“It was one of the men who took you,” Matthew explained. “The one who was here. He fell out with Douglas because he wanted more money. So he decided to lead us to you in return for us dropping any charges against him. Of course, if he did you any harm, that’s a different matter.”
Alice remembered how frightened she had been. But it was the other man who was most interested in raping her, not the one who had led Matthew and the police to the house. Right now she could think only of the miracle of release. Matthew said he was taking her back to his own hous
