Chapter 19
Several hours later, Ella wriggled out from under the bed in one of the unused guest rooms. She grinned when she saw a dust bunny clinging to her hair. She lifted the vacuum hose up to suck the long strand of hair that had come loose and the dust bunny it held.
“You have some on the back of your shirt, too,” a voice commented behind her.
Ella released a startled squeak and quickly spun around on the polished wooden floor. She stared up at the stranger, a young man about her age standing in the doorway. She eyed him warily. Reaching out she shut off the vacuum. Rising to her feet, she held the wand of the vacuum out in front of her.
“Who are you?” she asked in a cautious voice, staring uneasily back at the man.
“Lorne Timberwolf,” the man replied, leaning against the door fr
