The Darkest Secret
An Hope Holmes Adventure Book III Chapter XI
Faith Robin
The night before…
I smiled, the window opened easily. The girl was certainly brought up like every other person in this town. Leaving the night air to come in for her health. I slid the window open the rest of the way. I lifted myself up to the window and got into the room.
The girl was resting in her bed peacefully, that would not be the case tomorrow night. I fingered the revolver that was in my pocket, the girl's father would pay dearly for the return of his only heir. The only trick was to get her out of here without arousing the alarm from the rest of the household. Then the girl awoke and she whipped her dagger and revolver out from her position on the bed.
"I thought you might be coming," She whispered defiantly, cocking the revolver at me. I smirked at her and drew my own revolver.
"So daddy's little girl is following in her father's footstep's?" I whispered, smirking at her.
"I'm not, now I'm going to give you a choice, you can leave here in peace or you can leave dead," She whispered glaring at me giving the glare that made her father the most famous criminal in the past ages.
"I'm not leaving my dear, he has set the highest reward to bring you back to him, and I'm not leaving here without you," I replied to her, leaning against the wall. Then there was a gunshot down in the street below, the girl's attention was diverted. I rushed over and made her drop the dagger, and pulled the gun away from her, pointing my own at her head. I muffled her cries for help; she fainted and I dragged her over to the window and lowered her to the ground. My associates grabbed her and took her into the waiting carriage. I jumped down lightly to the ground and got into the carriage; the cabbie snapped his reins and we rode away.
The next morning…
"Miss Granger!" I called thru the door. There was no reply, only silence came back to me. "Miss Granger?" I asked my hand reaching for the door. The door creaked open, and the room was in shambles there was no sign of Miss Granger. I backed away and hurried up the stairs to Miss Holmes room. There were voices coming from inside the room, arguing.
"Father I don't know who came in here last night, I promise, I don't even know how they made it up to my window!" I heard Miss Holmes say softly to her father.
"Hope I want the truth, who was here last night?" I heard Mr. Holmes demand from his daughter.
"Father I was asleep for most of the night, How am I suppost to know who comes in here while I'm sleeping?" I heard her ask of her father with a hint of restraint in her voice. I gulped and knocked on the door.
"Yes Mrs. Hudson, what is it?" I heard Mr. Holmes asked loudly thru the door. I opened the door and gathered my wits.
"Mr. Holmes, Have you seen Miss Granger this morning?" I asked poking my head into the room. Miss Holmes's face became concerned and paler than it already was. Mr. Holmes's face was angry and annoyed at the interruption.
"No I haven't Mrs. Hudson is something wrong?" He asked his countenance softening becoming curious to my expression.
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