Chapter 7

“Am I even doing the right thing?”

Maggie stood in front of the mirror at her reflection. She was dressed in a sexy red dress which she had chosen for the night. After spending the whole day at the office with Caleb ready to tackle anyone who came to challenge her authority she was quite disappointed when no one came. But she wasn’t done. She knew they knew about her presence in the city. Surely Ezekiel must have told everyone she was alive. So why did no one come?

Caleb had the answer.

They knew she was expecting them and would be prepared. They wanted to spring a surprise on her. She had laughed when he said that. She would be the one surprising them. That was why she had gone shopping for the red dress. Her dark coils were washed and conditioned so that they fell freely around her face. Her lips were a dark red, she had gold hoops in her ear and a gold chain that fell between her breasts.

It had seemed like a good idea when she thought about it but now tha