Chapter 14
Marco waited by the veranda for thirty minutes. Renee never appeared. He checked his watch, his instincts on high alert. She'd been excited about sailing, and leaving the crowded party, but now party goers were beginning to exit the ballroom.
He made his way toward her room. If Renee was changing still, he could wait for her.
But his gut told him something was up.
He knocked on her door, but no answer came. Footsteps sounded in the hall and he looked to his side. Renee's maid lowered her head as if trying to avoid his attention. He called out, "Is Renee still inside?"
"No, sir." She continued to study the floor. "She said she went to find you, and I wasn't to clean the room until you saw."
"Saw what?" Alarmed, he pushed open her bedroom door.
Her clothes were thrown every
