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.”

phone, and sat down in silence. Soon, someone knocked on the door. She

let’s eat,” said Zacharias

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

hand before turning around to face her. The

went wide, delight filling his gaze. “What’d you

chickening out?” Shirley challenged

pulled her into his

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

kissed

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 go through the whole case again, but she didn’t want to tell anyone before she had the answers-not

home. Shirley left him in the lounge and went to her room. Quickly, she turned on her laptop and opened her email. The cops had sent her more than twenty videos. She