Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Richard did not realize that his gaze lingered on her face for several seconds longer.

“Okay,” he responded simply.

“I’ll head to bed now. Good night.” Angela waved at him before leaving with her clothes. She did not notice that she dropped an article of clothing as she exited the bathroom.

When Richard set his book down and prepared to shower before bed, his eyes were drawn to something pink on the floor. He instinctively reached down to pick it up.

All at once, his eyes quivered.

It was a woman’s underwear.

He tossed it into the laundry basket. His heart was beating a little quicker than usual as he thought to himself, What a clumsy and forgetful woman!

Meanwhile, she returned to her room and proceeded to lay in bed. From her position, she could look out the window and spot the full moon outside. It’s so beautiful, she thought to herself in surprise.

home or while overseas, but here, she could enjoy

piercing sound of a whistle coming from outside all of a sudden. She shot up in bed at once. It was at the start of dawn with the barest glimmer of light, but the field beyond the window was abuzz

knew that this place was run like a military base. When she opened the door and looked out the entrance, the thick fog

people running, and

her. The mountains were alive even at dawn while birds

silhouette then zoomed past her before turning back. The person asked, “Miss Meyers, would you like

woke up late and missed out on joining the rest of the

was wide awake by now, and Trevor’s words piqued her interest. Thinking about all the running she did abroad,

run would be a lot more

side of the road beneath the canopy of trees. It was an ordinary dirt lane that weaved through the mountains and not the usual roads

was

of the fresh mountain air made her

reached a point where she could no longer keep up. Between her panting, she asked, “Trevor, how much farther are we

not even a third of the way yet!” Trevor

in front of them, but she could not see more than a dozen feet in front of her.

I’ll lead the way for you.” Trevor was afraid she could not take it anymore if they continued

and Trevor started making their way

for her to try. They