Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Imogen hung up, but she couldn’t relax. Shirley didn’t tell her what the kidnappers said to her. She had to find out the answer before she could truly be at ease. After the call ended, Shirley’s eyes twinkled with doubt. Then, she called Roy.

“Hello, Miss Lloyd.” Roy never called her by her first name. She was an important figure, after all.

“Can I make a request, captain? Do you have any footage regarding the kidnapping?”

“If you need it, Miss Lloyd, I can ask the cops to provide the footage.”

need them. Send it to my email, please!” Shirley thanked him, hung up the phone, and sat down in silence. Soon, someone knocked on the door. She opened it up to see Zacharias and

eat,” said Zacharias

looked at him, glad she escaped fast enough. If she’d died in that crossfire, she would never be able to see him again. The thought that Zacharias might marry another woman and fall in love with her made Shirley appreciate her life more. She wanted to stay alive to be with him for eternity. An urge filled her heart. When Zacharias turned around, she darted ahead and

could feel the love Shirley had for him, and he held her hand before turning around to face her. The passion in Shirley’s eyes was unwavering. She said, “Let’s date once we get

filling his

I said. What? Are you chickening out?” Shirley challenged Zacharias, looking at

of her head and pulled her into his embrace. “I’d love to tell the world

his chest, smiling. This means he’s mine now. “Okay. Once we get back, I’ll tell my folks we’re dating.” Shirley was a little sheepish and nervous. She wondered if her parents would be shocked if they heard the news. Their daughter was courting the vice president himself, and she actually did

Zacharias kissed

phone rang. She checked it out and realized she had a new email. Shirley wanted to investigate things later that night. If she wanted to clear her doubts, she had to go through the whole case again, but she didn’t want to tell anyone before she had

went to her room. Quickly, she