Chapter 217

What no one noticed, at least for the moment was Gloria had fallen, also? She was caught by another of Celeste's men.

Although Rose was taken aback by the huge number, she had assumed it would be an astronomical figure. She was ready, but it was a number even higher than she had imagined.

One of Celeste's men asked, "What should we do with them, Miss Celeste."

"Just place them side by side, and we will leave them here. When they wake up, I am sure they will find their way back to the house."

"Yes Miss."

Gloria woke up a few minutes later, and laughed when she saw her husband was sleeping next to her. She knew it was the combination of the shock and the jet lag that was keeping him asleep, but the concrete floor was both cold and damp. She would not let him continue to sleep on it. She nudged him once, then twice and he refused to wake up. The third time she was not as gentle.

He opened his eyes and said, &qu