With tremendous effort, I forced myself to hold his gaze. My heart was thrashing inside my chest like a bird battering its wings. The room was suddenly devoid of air. Time itself stood still. They knew who I was. They knew what I’d done. It was a misty Wednesday morning. Inside the Gestapo headquarters, you could cut the tension with a knife. There was a traitor in their midst: someone had leaked a list of the SS to the British press. The head of the Gestapo called me into his office. Panelled oak walls, a grand piano in the corner, rugs lining the floor—the place where he ordered executions every day. I sat at the desk, reaching for the typewriter and adjusting the paper. On the wall, the clock ticked loudly. He stood over me; I could almost feel his breath on my neck. “I don’t know where the leak came from. Do you?” he asked. I couldn’t stop my hands from trembling. I was sure he could hear the thrashing of my heart. Because I wasn’t just a secretary: I was an undercover Jewish girl. The person who fetched them tea, typed their letters, and made them laugh was their enemy. And my day of reckoning had arrived…
Details of e-book The Undercover Secretary
- Author(s): Ellie Midwood
- Title: The Undercover Secretary
- Rating: 4.3 out of 5 base on 3178 reviews
- Publisher: Bookouture (January 16, 2023)
- ISBN-10: 1837900450
- ISBN-13: 9781837900459
- Language: English
- Print length: 262 pages
- Categories: Literature & Fiction
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