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vehemently. It was a dead end. Amelia ignored her and half
dragged Emily with her into the rocking chair room.
Having no choice, Josie went after them only to turn and
lunge for her purse. Slinging it across her body, she dashed
into the room in time to see Emily and Amelia disappear
through a panel in the wall. Josie ducked through. Her last
thought was the hope that she wasn’t following a woman as
insane as her father. The opening was half her height and when
the panel shut and the darkness enveloped the three women,
Josie cried out.
She could not hear the wind. She could not see outside. She
could not orient herself. She could not bear pitch black or
silence or enclosed spaces. It was the mountains, the
mountains all over again, and Archer was not coming for her
because Archer did not know where she was. Just when Josie
was sure that she would perish, a warm hand took hers and a
silken whisper followed.
“Don’t be afraid. Come with me.”
And with that, another panel opened and there was just
enough grey light for Josie to see that Amelia was urging them
down a rickety stairwell but it was Emily who held Josie’s
hand so that she would not be afraid in the dark.