Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Imogen got out of the car while Shirley went to park. Quickly, Imogen entered the premises and rummaged through the wine cellar. Eventually, she found a laptop bag under the cellar and unzipped it. There was a laptop inside, and she heaved a sigh of relief. She looked outside the window, noticing that Shirley was coming over. She swiftly stepped onto the counter and hid the laptop in a hidden compartment above. When she leaped back down, Shirley had just entered the store.

“I’ve searched everywhere, Shirley, but there’s no laptop in sight. You must’ve gotten it wrong.”

Shirley frowned. “That can’t be right. I did hear them saying they left a laptop here. We should keep looking.” Shirley started looking around, and Imogen played along.

About fifteen minutes later, Shirley said, “Well, perhaps I’ve been mistaken.”

“You bumped your head, after all. Maybe you heard it wrong,” said Imogen.

“You’re right. That could be the case.

“It’s fine. Let’s go back to the

left with Imogen. Halfway on their way back, Imogen said, “Shirley, I want to get some presents for

be on my way, then. I might even have to stop by a police station and have

Shirley was out of sight, she went into a gift shop and perfunctorily picked some presents. Five minutes later, she came

and several plain-clothes officers came out of

Imogen said, “This is a mistake. I was just grabbing something for

Shirley hadn’t gone that far. She saw Roy standing by the roadside solemnly with a few cars around him.

been captured. Your

after finding out what the situation was, and that

station next. I want to know why she did this.” Shirley still