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.”

thanked him, hung up the phone, and sat down in silence. Soon, someone knocked on the

let’s eat,”

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

stunned. He 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

wide, delight filling his

date, I said. What? Are you chickening out?” Shirley

her head and pulled her into his embrace. “I’d

get back, I’ll tell my folks we’re dating.” Shirley was a little sheepish and nervous. She wondered if

kissed Shirley’s

dinner with Zacharias. Halfway through, her 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

and went to her room. Quickly, she