The Daily Novel

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
Frannie sat there, unharmed, looking across the room at Dave. With her eyes, she tried to relay her plan. Of course, he couldn’t read her mind, so she sat there in frustration. Charles looked like he was losing it furtherby the minute, and she was afraid for their lives at this point. What did [...]

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
“Help me! If anyone can hear me, call 911! I’m in the closet, can you hear me! I’m at 465 Northrop. Apartment 121! I need help! Apartment 121! Someone’s trying to kill me—” she screamed and sobbed, trying to secure the door with one hand as she talked fast. She had to let go [...]

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
Charles had been waiting patiently night after night outside her apartment. This was finally the night that he was going to make his move. The boyfriend had not shown up, and Charles was sure that he wouldn’t.
Charles watched her bathroom light go on. Great! He made a mad dash from his car, raced up [...]

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Pete once again had to drive up to north for a job. He’d made such good contacts up there that his good name was passed around from job site to job site.
Normally, Pete would have been overjoyed, but now it meant leaving Frannie, and he was resenting it more and more. He had to [...]

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
Wanda Forlander had the biggest smile on her face. “What’s gotten into you?” asked Frannie as she walked with her to the coffee machine.
“I did what you said! It worked. Oh Frannie, I feel like we’re back where we started. He admitted he was getting turned off by my constant whining and complaints about [...]

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
Charles left the hotel and sat in his car fuming. She was absolutely rude to him! Plus now she was engaged! He was taking way too much time dragging his feet on this one. But wait! Maybe this made it all the more challenging? So what if she was engaged? Was he around? Seemed [...]

CHAPTER TWENTY
Charles was in Frannie’s apartment once again. He had used a special tool to get in through the deadbolt. It took him almost ten minutes, but no one spotted him. It being New Year’s Day, people were either out on holiday or watching football games. He knew Frannie had spent the night with her [...]

CHAPTER NINETEEN
Frannie had never had such a wonderful evening. But her mind kept drifting back to the stuffed animals on her bed: Someone had to have been in her apartment. She didn’t want to mention it and spoil her evening with Pete, but inside she felt like screaming! If she mentioned it, Pete would insist [...]

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Pete took her to breakfast in the morning. He wanted them to spend the day lounging about his home. Pete thought if she was familiar with his territory, she’d finally agree to move in. He wanted her to spend the night…move a few clothes in. And of course, the toothbrush must be in residence!
They [...]

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
People would think Charles a strange and scary man, he was aware, if they knew his secret passion of following and seducing heavy women. He supposed any normal man would not go to these extremes, but Charles Bartholomew was not your normal man!
He was filthy rich! Rich as they came…and that gave him power. [...]