Chapter 16Alex checked his watch and saw it was approaching eight-fifteen as the taxi pulled up outside Sandra's flat. He had hoped to make it by eight but, all in all, he felt he'd done quite well.
He pressed the button on the entry system and was about to announce his arrival, but there was a buzz and the door opened almost immediately.
He resisted his first inclination to bound up the stairs, instead taking them at a steady pace and preserving more of his strength.
Sandra's front door was already open before he reached the first floor and she was standing just inside. Alex caught his breath at the vision. She was wearing a fine velvet evening gown. It was azure blue in colour which perfectly matched her eyes. It hung from one shoulder and clung to her slender, athletic figure as if i
