Chapter FiveWith a tired smile, Rolande clicked off the radio and closed her eyes. The number of so-called personal messages prior to de Gaulle’s segment on Radio Londres made it clear the Allies were using the broadcast to send coded messages to Resistance cells. Would she receive an assignment as a result?
Her heart pounded at the thought. Even the threat of arrest for breaking the law by listening to the Free French program didn’t dampen her excitement that liberation was on the horizon.
A quiet knock resonated at her door. Four taps. The sign for victory. Not the usual sound from clients.
Jumping up, she hurried to the foyer. The knocking repeated, and Rolande peeked out the window. The dim light of the thumbnail moon revealed an unfamiliar woman dressed in a stylish hat and cloak s
