BREAKING POINT
"I won't take any chances"
For once he was thinking less of himself than of the girl. He fell into a deep, exhausted sleep, one arm imprisoning Penny's slim, pliant body.
In that quiet dark room the lovers slept peacefully, soundly. They were lost in their dream like world of shared passion and reckless bliss. For them, and particularly for Penelope Hampson, the axe had yet to fall.
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"You look good, Penny" Audrey said, taking off her fur coat and hanging it up behind the bedroom door. "A bit tired though" she added.