Chapter Twelve
Despite having anticipated it, Mia jumped violently when the buzzer for the main gate went off. Her heart pounding, she hurried over to the wall panel in the kitchen and pressed the button. The screen flickered to life, and Arjun’s smiling face appeared, his skin tone a little washed out by the bright security lights that were currently pointing at him.
“Hi, Arjun! Glad you found it all right in the dark. I’ll open the gates, just come on up the drive and park in front of the house. I’ll be at the door to let you in.”
“All right, see you in a minute,” he replied, then gave a funny little salute before pressing the button to close his window.
She turned to see Thomas pulling a face from his position at the kitchen table, which was where she’d decided they’d eat. She and T
