Chapter 44

Maggie tried to stall while climbing up the stairs, both because her legs felt too heavy to move them easily, and because she was thinking hard about what she should do, how could she overpower him. Kevin was of an average built, not too tall, and not too athletic. He looked more boyish than as an adult male, comparing to Jack or one of the guards, but he was still bigger than her. She maybe could outrun him, but where could she go? To one of the rooms from where she could jump out of the window and find help since there was no way to call 911 from the house, but then she would risk leaving Kevin alone with Eric, and the baby was the actual reason for him being here tonight. And if she manages to lock herself in the nursery? A locked door can keep him out but for how long?

A nudge of the cold metal in her back made her go faster, Kevin was seeing through her attempts. But that feeling of the gun pressed against her acted as a breakthrough in her messed up thoughts. It gave he