Gabriella opened her eyes to find Barrett staring at her, she jumped, startled at how close his face was to hers, then he laughed. How many more surprises awaited her in this house? Yesterday it had been Eleanor creeping up on her, and today, Barrett was staring right into her face, she didn't know who was worse, Barrett or Eleanor. She blinked her eyes severally to focus on his huge face looming over her, she immediately wished she had locked the door as soon as Eleanor had left yesterday, how she had fallen asleep with the door open despite how scared she had been about Eleanor tip toeing into the room still baffled her, she should have known better. She quickly sat up.
“You look beautiful in the morning, my wife,” he said to her, Gabriella perceived alcohol in his breathe, so early in
