Just as Eric reached for the stairwell door handle, he heard quick footsteps echoing down the hall, getting closer. He also heard a woman's voice.
"Sir, come on, hurry up!"
That voice… Eric's heart did a little jump. His eyes widened. He'd know that voice anywhere. He hadn't stopped thinking about the woman it belonged to for days.
It was the girl. She was here!
He still didn't know her name, but who cared? What mattered was that he had saved the old woman lying in that room.
Saving someone's life creates a big debt, after all.
He wouldn't ask for too much back. Just marrying him would be payment enough!
Thinking about it made Eric Vaughan feel a sudden rush of excitement.
Of course, that feeling was all in his head. He didn't know it yet, but his 'little brother' down there wasn't really working anymore.
