coming to an end.
Now go on and be quick, his words beat at her mind. She had to get up and do what she did best, because if there was anything Lake knew, it was when to run the hell away. Especially from the family .
Lake had always known what her future looked like until then. She wiped her tears from her face, finally opening her eyes.
At that point, her future had turned black.
Chapter Nineteen
Day of Reckoning
Lake parked the Frankenlac at the curb. Getting out, she grabbed her bag and swung it over her shoulder. She had to keep taking deep breaths with every step she took, not knowing if the decision she had made was the right one.
Staring at the tall glass door in front of her, she knew once she went through, there was no turning back.
She placed her palms upon the door. Be strong. With one push, the door swung open and she walked through.
It was her day of reckoning.
Lake’s senses heightened as the door came to a close behind her. She could hear the sound of metal clicking along with the beeping of the various machines. Looking around, she saw how huge it was, with tons of people, but she couldn’t find who she was looking for. Heading toward the escalators, she took a ride to the top, finally coming to a man dressed in a black suit at a security checkpoint. Looking down at his expensive shoes, she went up to him.
“Room key?” he said.
Lake took a deep breath. “I want to see him.”
The scary guard blinked his eyes a couple of times before he looked her up and down. “Who is him ?”
She looked around to make sure no one was within hearing distance. “The b—”
The guard grabbed her by her arm and dragged her to an elevator away from view. “Are you fucking stupid, girl? Who pranked you into this?”
“No one. My father is Paul Turner. I need to see him,” she quickly spat out the words.
She watched all the fury leave his face. “Goddammit,” he whispered.
With the wave of his hand, another guy in a suit came out and took his place at the post. Then he pressed the ‘up’ button on the elevator, and the doors slid open. Pulling her inside, he pushed a series of buttons as the doors came to a close.
“You shouldn’t have come here. Do you know what you just did?”
Lake looked at her arm which he was still holding. His hands were so big it seemed like he was squeezing her, but in fact he had only been lightly holding it as soon as he found out who she was. Her eyes moved up to his face, which had returned to fury. His voice no longer held hatred; instead, she felt he had talked to her in sympathy.
She squeezed the strap of her bag tightly. “Yes, I do.”
“I don’t think you do.”
The elevator ride seemed to last forever as it went to the top with no interruptions, and she figured he must have put in a code for it to do that. Please open. Thankfully, the doors finally opened right as she began to feel claustrophobic from the coming repercussions of her actions. “I hope he is in a good mood today, for your sake.”
She took another deep breath— me, too —as he led her down a long hallway.
As they were about to come to the door at the end, it flew open and a woman in a sexy outfit was dragged out.
“Please, I’m sorry! Please ! Please, I’m sorry!” the woman wailed with her makeup smearing down her cheeks.
Lake’s feet stopped moving, her mouth now running dry. “Oh, my God,” she whispered, on the verge of tears.
The guard jerked her past the screaming woman. “You act like that, and he will show no mercy.” He kept his voice low.
She regained her footing and drove her thoughts to her father, not the screams down the hall.
Be strong.
The guard opened the door and pulled her inside.
Be strong.
He continued to lead her through a dark room filled with TVs of surveillance footage.
Be strong.
The next door he came to, instead of walking through, he knocked.
Be strong.
“Come in,” she heard from a deep voice on the other side of the
Now go on and be quick, his words beat at her mind. She had to get up and do what she did best, because if there was anything Lake knew, it was when to run the hell away. Especially from the family .
Lake had always known what her future looked like until then. She wiped her tears from her face, finally opening her eyes.
At that point, her future had turned black.
Chapter Nineteen
Day of Reckoning
Lake parked the Frankenlac at the curb. Getting out, she grabbed her bag and swung it over her shoulder. She had to keep taking deep breaths with every step she took, not knowing if the decision she had made was the right one.
Staring at the tall glass door in front of her, she knew once she went through, there was no turning back.
She placed her palms upon the door. Be strong. With one push, the door swung open and she walked through.
It was her day of reckoning.
Lake’s senses heightened as the door came to a close behind her. She could hear the sound of metal clicking along with the beeping of the various machines. Looking around, she saw how huge it was, with tons of people, but she couldn’t find who she was looking for. Heading toward the escalators, she took a ride to the top, finally coming to a man dressed in a black suit at a security checkpoint. Looking down at his expensive shoes, she went up to him.
“Room key?” he said.
Lake took a deep breath. “I want to see him.”
The scary guard blinked his eyes a couple of times before he looked her up and down. “Who is him ?”
She looked around to make sure no one was within hearing distance. “The b—”
The guard grabbed her by her arm and dragged her to an elevator away from view. “Are you fucking stupid, girl? Who pranked you into this?”
“No one. My father is Paul Turner. I need to see him,” she quickly spat out the words.
She watched all the fury leave his face. “Goddammit,” he whispered.
With the wave of his hand, another guy in a suit came out and took his place at the post. Then he pressed the ‘up’ button on the elevator, and the doors slid open. Pulling her inside, he pushed a series of buttons as the doors came to a close.
“You shouldn’t have come here. Do you know what you just did?”
Lake looked at her arm which he was still holding. His hands were so big it seemed like he was squeezing her, but in fact he had only been lightly holding it as soon as he found out who she was. Her eyes moved up to his face, which had returned to fury. His voice no longer held hatred; instead, she felt he had talked to her in sympathy.
She squeezed the strap of her bag tightly. “Yes, I do.”
“I don’t think you do.”
The elevator ride seemed to last forever as it went to the top with no interruptions, and she figured he must have put in a code for it to do that. Please open. Thankfully, the doors finally opened right as she began to feel claustrophobic from the coming repercussions of her actions. “I hope he is in a good mood today, for your sake.”
She took another deep breath— me, too —as he led her down a long hallway.
As they were about to come to the door at the end, it flew open and a woman in a sexy outfit was dragged out.
“Please, I’m sorry! Please ! Please, I’m sorry!” the woman wailed with her makeup smearing down her cheeks.
Lake’s feet stopped moving, her mouth now running dry. “Oh, my God,” she whispered, on the verge of tears.
The guard jerked her past the screaming woman. “You act like that, and he will show no mercy.” He kept his voice low.
She regained her footing and drove her thoughts to her father, not the screams down the hall.
Be strong.
The guard opened the door and pulled her inside.
Be strong.
He continued to lead her through a dark room filled with TVs of surveillance footage.
Be strong.
The next door he came to, instead of walking through, he knocked.
Be strong.
“Come in,” she heard from a deep voice on the other side of the
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