Chapter 9 - Rhett
I was having too much fun keeping Margot in the dark. If she didn’t want to tell me anything about what was going on with her, she didn’t have to know what was going on with me – with us since I was dragging her along with me. Every little thing seemed to spark some sort of anxiety in her. It was highly entertaining, but I was sure it wasn’t going to be long before I had to come clean with what was going on. Hopefully, Connor was about to make it clear by letting the children out of their rooms to come down and see us.
I heard a couple of doors open upstairs. They were old, creaky doors, so they were really loud when they opened. Margot grabbed my arm when she heard them. She didn’t clutch me like she probably would have in a movie theater during a scary movie, but I co
