Chapter 15: Estera Roberts' POV (Present Time: A Few Hours Before)

Ashley maintained her bright smile and then realized we were not buying it. She let out a sigh, with her shoulders drooping a bit as if deflated. Her lovely eyes held mine with earnestness.

“If we are discovered by anyone in our circle we will never live it down … and my parents will … literally…” she paused and made a slash sign across her throat. I busted out laughing and gave her a playful push on the shoulder.

“And I thought I was the only chicken in the group,” I said, flapping my arms. She grinned.

“But you are so good. It would be a shame to back out,” Ameera said.

“We have our masks, ladies. We just have to remember never to take it off, no matter what,” I said.

“Of course!” Ashley said.

“We are doctors and we survived Med school. This would be a piece of cake!” I said. But then my treacherous mind began to cook up all the things that could go wrong.

“I have a Ruger LCP. It's small and concealable. I’m taking it with me … just in case,” Ameera said.

“My God, Ameera, stop s