Chapter 46

... he reaches, grasps the top of my panties and is about to pull when...

There is a wailing noise, eerie and strange as it echoes around the room, but to me as welcome as sunshine after rain. The cavalry has arrived...... at last.

The sound of police sirens reverberates around us.

Konner dashes to the window, peering down through clouded glass and cobwebs, then says. "There's police cars out there. Lots of them. The building's surrounded."

Fury washes across Mack's face, followed by confusion. Adele's expression is apoplectic.

"How?" she demands. "How did they find us?"

They both look at me.

Relief washing over me, still sick to my stomach but nonetheless relieved, I say "You figure it out. You're neither of you all that bright, are you?"

Bafflement on both features. "Did it occur to you that mobile phones these days do a lot more than make phone calls? Of course, my friends know where I am. They only had to trace my phone signal."

They still both look blank. "It's