Chapter 146

I sat there in the dark and silence, still wearing my mask, waiting for them to return. My purse was in the study. If I was alone in there for fifteen seconds, I could put the book on the shelf. The sunglasses were in my purse as well. I needed a reason to put them on, and then forget them. Only reason to put them on was to protect my eyes from sunlight. Oliver had a pool in the back, with a privacy fence around his yard. Once the other two men left, I could suggest going out to the pool for the evening. Even Oliver would be tired by then. You can't cozy up to him though. He'd never believe me. I have to be sarcastic and hateful, yet still get him to go outside. When I do, I'll go to my purse for my sunglasses, slip the book on the bookshelf, maybe grab a couple bugs, one for the bedroom in case he doesn't leave my sunglasses on the dresser. I've got a plan, but be flexible, ready to change.

Roughly twenty, thirty minutes went by, I had no certainty as