ANGELINE HARRINGTON A few hours after dinner, I was alone in my room, trying to lose myself in the pages of a book, when the knock on the door made me jump. "Angeline…" his voice came hoarse, cutting through the wood. "Can you come here. For a few minutes." My heart raced, out of rhythm. But the order, though softly given, was clear. Covering myself with my robe and putting on my slippers, I opened the door slowly. "Yes?" I said, leaving only a crack. He saw me, and I noticed he noticed my fear—always so obvious—but, surprisingly, his expression didn't harden. "I would like to take you somewhere," he said, the tone strangely soft. "But you will need to cover up more. Much more." Where did he intend to take me at that hour, in that cold? The doubt was a knot in my throat. But frightened, I merely nodded. "Give me a few minutes," I asked, and closed the door. I dressed quickly in the warm clothes that had been provided: a thick wool sweater, thermal pants, a heavy coat. When I c
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