C160 The Hotel Invited Him to Enter the Pit

The midday sun blazed down mercilessly, as if the earth itself had been scorched by an immense furnace.

Clad in her nightgown, Susan lay cocooned in her bed, her bright eyes fixed on the phone number displayed on her screen. Despite the persistent inner voice urging her to call Blaine, she hesitated, paralyzed by fear.

Since Blaine had rescued her from Arthur's clutches