Chapter 4

The bald guy took another step forward. I fixed my gaze on the knife. The blade glinted with the crooked reflection of the light bulb, all twisted and distorted.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open. "Freeze! Police!"

The bald guy spun around and bolted, while the tall, skinny guy's nightstick clattered to the floor.

Victoria's face went ghostly pale.

She reached for the knife on the table, but a cop rushed in, grabbed her wrist, and forced her arm behind her back. "Victoria Summers, you're under arrest for unlawful detention, extortion..."

I couldn't catch the rest.

Someone steadied my arm.…