Chapter 48: I Came to Steal a Few!

Christian Yale's heart lurched. Guilt surged up his spine like a cold tide, prickling his scalp until it went numb. Bernice Warth stood with her arms crossed, staring him down. "What are you doing in here?" She had not been pretending to sleep. She was simply too sensitive to the slightest sound. The instant the closet door opened, she had jolted awake. Then she remembered there were only two people in the villa, her and Christian Yale, and she had gotten up to check. Under her icy gaze, Christian...