CHAPTER 7
AN UNDERGROUND GARAGE lay beneath the old stable yard at Riverley Hall, and it was into there that Nick drove the Porsche. As soon as he popped the trunk lid up, I unfolded myself, grateful to be standing up again as I cursed the ridiculously stiff suspension on Nate’s car. I tried to rub some feeling back into my arms and legs while Dan got out of the passenger seat.
“You okay?” Nick asked.
“I’ll live.”
A short tunnel led from the garage to Black’s basement, and we took that. It wasn’t a good idea to show my face above ground tonight seeing as the people hanging around hopefully thought I was dead by now. Although “Ghost sighting at local mansion” could have made an interesting headline.
I considered going up to Black’s house for the evening, but my heart lurched when I too
