Two Times the Charm novel Chapter 1

"Ms. Calloway, right this way."

The driver opened the suite's door for her, bowing politely.

Clara Calloway stood at the entrance, looking at the darkness inside the room. Every fiber of her screamed to turn around and bolt! But the check that was clenched in her fist made her straighten up; she forced herself to walk in.

The door was closed behind her, blocking out the last shred of light! Clara, like a frightened bird, frantically searched for a light switch, only to find there were none in the room.

Suddenly…

She felt someone approaching from behind!

Just as Clara was about to scream, a pair of large hands suddenly covered her mouth!

"Quiet. I don't like noisy women."

The voice was deep and frightening, laced with a hint of annoyance.

The next moment, she was abruptly lifted and roughly thrown onto the soft bed!

"Hold on!" Clara pressed against his chest with her voice trembling. "I want to know. Why me?"

"You don't need to know why."

She wanted to ask more, but his lips had already silenced her...

Even now, Clara still remembered that man's icy voice, his cold hands, and his rough, seemingly endless actions, until she lost consciousness...

...

Ten months later, outside a villa in a suburb overseas, a dozen black Bentleys were waiting at the gate. They were waiting for the birth of the youngest offspring of the Melendez family.

Inside the villa, Clara was in a battle with death!