Other Fan Fiction ❯ Secrets of the Rich and Powerful ❯ Chapter 1

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

It was full dark by the time the limousine arrived in my roundabout driveway. I stood on the top floor,
looking down through the window of my bedroom as my guests' faces appeared in the door as the
chauffer stepped back, bringing the door with him so it opened fully. I had let them use my personal
limo, the white one with a single red stripe that ran along the middle of the vehicle all the way around.
My husband had added the stripe to add individuality, he had told me.
He was like that, my husband. He loved being different than the ordinary rich man. I hadn't known him
in high school, but I'd always imagined him to be one of those types who dressed in odd colors, had a
mohawk every color of the rainbow, and a single earring that stretched the skin so you could poke a
pencil through the hole. He was ten years older than I, but his hair was dark red, a shade of maroon, I
believe. His eyes, I swear, were naturally a brown-reddish color.
Those eyes, I would never be able to see again.
I swallowed back a sob that was threatening to emerge, and I had to turn away from the window as the
woman stepped out of the limo. Closing the drapes quickly, I wrapped my silken white robe tighter
around me, as if the room had suddenly become the South Pole. Thinking of Adam, as of late, had made
me feel this way. It's been only an hour, but it felt like an eternity since the break-in. I wasn't sure how
long I was able to hold back my hysteria, but my sanity wasn't lasting much longer. Hopefully I'd be able
to explain the situation before then.
A knock sounded at my door, and I heard Landen, my husband's manservant, announce Anita Blake and
her team.
I slipped on my thin slippers, white like my robe, but softer than a newborn kitten's fur, and opened the
door. Landen gave me a small smile. He was sixty-five, and had yet to see the body of his former
employer. I made sure he didn't see dam, for fear of Landen's already weak heart.

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