Running Hot
“The music was not loud out in the hallway but the controlled power of it seemed to fill all the available space.She had not had to do what she was about to do for a long time. But she had not forgotten the inevitable reaction of her senses. It was going to hurt.Bracing herself for the shock of physical contact, she seized the housekeeper’s shoulder, simultaneously pushing back hard at the wavelengths of the fearful music, trying to shield the mesmerized woman with her own aura.Pain splashed thr...ough her. The thin fabric of the housekeeper’s uniform offered almost no protection. She clamped her teeth tightly together and managed to keep her grip on the woman’s shoulder.Momentum carried the two of them several feet beyond the doorway before they stumbled and fell together onto the carpet. Grace rolled frantically to the side, struggling to free herself from the other woman’s unmoving body.She scrambled to her knees and looked toward the doorway to 604.The curtains inside had been drawn tightly shut, sealing the room in dense shadows.MoreLess
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