She stood in the middle of the beautiful room, trying to take it all in. The warm brown walls brought out the gold comforter on the bed. On either side of the bed, the wrought iron lamps with their black shades and gold swirls cast a glow, lighting the room. On the other side of the bed was a small sitting area, with two chairs and a small coffee table. Even though Patrick had mention the castle had been closed down for years, everything was very luxurious. All of the furniture remained in place as if the resort had never closed. The castle was stunning, and each room she saw lived up to anything she could have expected. The O’Reilly siblings had put a lot of work into the place to bring it back up to standard, and she wondered how much time they’d spent cleaning it when they moved in. Blake had installed solar power as their main source of electricity and heating. Otherwise, since they couldn’t have the electricity through the electric company turned on, they’d have had to lug gallons of gasoline for the back-up generator, and that would have been too suspicious, making it easier for someone to find them.
