Chapter1
Maggie Sullivan slipped her laptop in her backpack and headed out of the college classroom.She finished her last exam for the semester and was looking forward to going home for the summer.A smile tugged at her lips as she made her way toward the apartment she shared with her boyfriend, Mason Finch.Since it was only a convenient block from the college, there was no need to drive.
She mentally ran through the recipe she planned on making for them tonight.Creamy pesto chicken with roasted tomatoes, her signature dish.
Mason had another two days of exams.She didn’t mind waiting until he was done before going home together.The two days would give her time to tidy up their apartment before heading home to see each of their parents for summer break.
Maggie glanced at the time on her phone before sticking her key into the lock.She heard the click, and she opened the door.
Stepping inside the apartment, she froze.Something felt off.
Glancing around she didn’t see anything out of the ordinary, but then she heard a noise coming from the bedroom.
Odd.Mason had another hour of studying with his study group before he should even be home.Maybe the stress of studying had gotten to him, and he had come home for a quick nap.
Maggie didn’t bother setting her purse or backpack down but headed down the hallway to the bedroom.
Each step she took made her heart pound in her chest.
The unmistakable sound of a female’s moan jolted straight through her heart.
She shook her head, refusing to believe what she was hearing.Her brain searched for logical excuses.Maybe Mason was watching TV in the bedroom.
Except they didn’t have a TV in the bedroom.
Maggie wanted to turn around and run out of the apartment, but her feet kept moving forward.
She stopped at the bedroom door and squeezed her eyes shut.
“Lauren, you know I love it when you do that,” Mason whispered loudly.
Maggie’s eyes shot open.
Lauren Keller.
Her best friend since elementary school.
The bedroom door was cracked slightly open.Her stomach twisted as she reached out and pushed the door open further.
Mason and Lauren were too wrapped up in each other to notice she was standing in the doorway.
Maggie reached for her phone and took a quick picture.
She waited for what seemed like an eternity, but still they didn’t notice her.
They were completely unaware that she was even there.
She was invisible.
Nausea rose up in the back of her throat and she turned to leave.For a moment she thought she would hear Mason’s voice calling out for her to stop and that it was all a misunderstanding.
But with each step she took, all she heard was silence.
Like a robot, she walked out the front door with her purse and backpack and closed the door loudly.
She hurried to her car.Opening the car door, she glanced over her shoulder.
They would have heard the door slam.They would have to know she’d been in the apartment.
