Cornered With Nowhere to Run

An excerpt from the soon-to-be-released Moonstruck and Murderous. Ned has gotten herself cornered.

I took a deep breath. I was in a tight place with little room to move. Pushing against the inglenook’s brick wall to give myself leverage, I stood up. The brick under my hand moved. What? Was the mortar so aged it was crumbling? I heard a door open. I would have no chance to check out the masonry in this old fireplace. Voices came down the hall, only two voices: Pearly’s and a man’s, possibly Elbert’s. Knowing I was trapped, I tried to gather my rattled wits and think of an excuse for being here. Or, should I return to my hiding place? But, the voices moved away from me and up the stairs. Could I manage to go back down the hall and out the front door undetected?

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