Dragon's Lair
Current Year
Alexia Reve-Drake pressed her spine more tightly against the broad trunk of the tree, hoping that the tree and the darkness would hide her from the men seeking to harm her.
She forced herself to breathe slowly, trying hard to listen over the rapid pounding of her heart. A light breeze shuffled fallen maple and oak leaves, rustling them across the museum's parking lot. From a distance, the sound of traffic on the expressway hummed. It was long past rush hour, and no squeal of tires or blare of horns broke the steady whir of passing cars.
"Where'd she go?"
Alexia held the breath she'd just inhaled and fought the hysteria urging her to scream.
While the entire day had been one confusing event after another, she hadn't expected it to end like this.
"Alexia."
She swallowed the terrified cry threatening to escape. This wasn't the first time today she'd heard her name whispered.
A hushed crooning that came from nowhere to beat against the inside of her head. Even though she had never mastered the skill of telepathy, she had learned how to protect her mind from others.
But right now she couldn't concentrate hard enough to call up even an iota ... read full excerpt from: Dragon's Lair ebook
