Sacrificial Muse (A Sabrina Vaughn Novel) - Plot & Excerpts
She watched as he jabbed a finger at the doorbell, the distant chime of it echoing throughout the house, summoning whoever it was in charge of answering the door. They didn’t have to wait long. Within a few moments the door was opened by an older woman in a starched black maid’s uniform, her face as stiff as her apron. “I’m sorry but the Edwards are not receiving visitors at this … ” Her practiced rejection tapered off when Strickland flicked the front of his sports coat to the side to reveal his badge. “I’m sorry to bother them, but it’s important. It’s about Bethany.” The woman’s bottom lip trembled for just a second before she flattened it against her teeth in a grimace. “Of course, please come in.” She pulled the door open to invite them in before shutting it softly. “Follow me.” She led them across hardwood and marble floors, through a grand foyer, and into a formal sitting room whose floor-to-ceiling arched windows looked out across the Presidio national park and onto San Francisco Bay.
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