by Sloan Archer
Robert set the phone down and touched his comrade on the shoulder. “Would you mind leaving me for a moment?”
“Of course not. I’ll just wait outside.”
“Thank you, Carl. You have always been a good friend to me.”
Carl left the kitchen, and Robert busied himself by looking through every cabinet and drawer. He found nothing of use, not a single clue as to where Mercy might have gone.
Frustrated, he started towards Mercy’s bedroom; perhaps there was some clue he had overlooked. Remembering her cell phone, he turned and headed back into the kitchen.
He froze, seeing for the first time the crumpled paper ball in the corner of the room. He snatched it up from the floor and smoothed it out on the counter.
He let out a gasp and ran to the front door. “Carl! Come quick!” he called out, and then returned to the note in the kitchen.
He positioned the paper next to the notepad, holding both up to the light. The indentations matched. This was the last note Mercy had written.
“What is it?” Carl asked breathlessly, sprinting into the room.
“I need you to go home and prepare my travel casket,” Robert commanded. “We are traveling to Florida to find Mercy.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Sloan Archer resides in California. She has been penning fiction since childhood; her first books were horror mysteries inspired by the howling coyotes on her family's farm.
Sloan is a seasoned world traveler whose journeys have taken her from Madagascar to Indonesia, and many countries in-between. In 2007, she founded a jewelry label, VIVI+VIVI, and received international recognition for her creations, her most coveted designs worn by celebrities and carried in Fred Segal. In 2012, she closed her business to focus on her true love, writing.
When Sloan isn't composing novels, she enjoys traveling, running marathons, painting, reading, and spending time at the beach. She is currently working on three books: Mercy's Doubt, the second installation of the Montgomery's Vampires Series, Lilac Coma, and The Frightened.
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Table of Contents
Copyright
Synopsis
PREFACE
ONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN
ELEVEN
TWELVE
THIRTEEN
FOURTEEN
FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN
NINETEEN
TWENTY
EPILOGUE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR