58. Please Don't Go….

After lunch, Kate printed the 15 files from the printer in the penthouse; then she sat on the couch in the living room and started reading through them. The writing was tiny, and it made her feel sleepy. She wanted to abandon them and go do something else, but she didn't want Liam coming back to find a reason to unleash his vile on her. But no matter how much she tried, she couldn't finish reviewing the third file before she fell asleep.

By past seven o’clock in the evening, she heard a loud thunderclap outside, and she flung up from the couch; her eyes wide open. The lightening bolt came with a huge wind, which clapped the windows and curtains.

She looked outside and saw that the sky had darkened, and she knew it would be a thunderstorm. And she hated the storm.

Her face paled as she watched the sky darken through the windows, but she could not move; she wanted to go close to the windows, but she couldn't bring herself to approach them. Her heart was poun