The banging at the door grew louder and more insistent.

Emerald was becoming visibly frightened.

‘You stay where you are,’ Brad instructed in a wonderfully No Nonsense way.

‘I’ll handle this.’

Emerald could not help but feel a tingle shoot through her veins.

Brad cautiously opened the door a few inches, using his body to block any efforts at pushing it from the outside.

‘Hello? Is there something I can ...