When Twilight Comes. B.J. Daniels

told herself to be glad that she had Lexi back. That they were safe now. But the words were hollow. She knew Lorenzo. He wouldn’t stop until he found her, until he destroyed her.

      Lexi raced across the large suite to peer out another window. Jenna followed again and saw that this side looked down on the front of the hotel.

      Beyond the small parking lot was the thick darkness of the forest. Jenna stared into the blackness, imagining someone staring back at her, then hurriedly pulled the drapes and turned toward the larger of the two bedrooms.

      A knock at the door startled her. “Who is it?”

      “Elmer Thompson.”

      She recognized the aging voice of the security guard from downstairs and felt foolish. Hadn’t he told her that there was no one other than the three of them in the entire hotel tonight?

      She opened the door and he rolled a cart in. She caught a glimpse of Lexi’s and her suitcases.

      Fred started meowing as Elmer handed her a can of tuna and an opener. She opened the can and fed the cat as Elmer took Lexi’s small princess suitcase into the second bedroom, along with the box of sand.