A Whisper in the Dark by Linda Castillo

Author:Linda Castillo
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Publisher: Penguin Group USA, Inc.
Published: 2010-02-28T23:00:00+00:00

EIGHTEEN

John dialed his brother’s home number without setting down the phone. Mitch answered on the fourth ring, with a hostile “What?”

“I got the stalker’s number.”

A groan emanated through the line. “It’s after midnight.”

“Yeah, well, our stalker pal’s a night owl.”

Rustling sounded on the other end of the line and John imagined Mitch sitting up, tossing the covers aside. “Can you run the number for me?” John asked.

“Whaddya got?”

John tapped a key and recited the number.

“Probably a cell.”

“Probably, but sometimes these guys are pretty stupid.”

“Let me make some calls.”

“I’ll wait up.”

John disconnected and turned to Julia. He knew he should be focused on the stalker, but the only thought his mind processed when he looked at her was how good she’d felt in his arms. How responsive she’d been. That he was still aroused . . .

“What did he say to you?” he asked.

Her eyes were wide and frightened and very dark against her pale complexion. “A lot of strange things.”

“Give me specifics, Julia.”

“He—he said he was going to save me. That I had the devil inside me. That he was my last hope. He called me a succubus.” Her eyes widened. “When I first picked up the phone he said something like ‘You let him put his hands on you.’”

Fury spread through him as realization dawned. “The son of a bitch is watching.”

“How? The blinds are closed.”

“I don’t know.”

Cursing, John crossed to the front of the store. He paused to run his hands along the blinds, but they were closed tightly. He flung open the door and stepped onto the sidewalk and looked both ways. The street was nearly deserted. How the hell did the bastard know what had happened between him and Julia?

Furious at being spied on, John walked back inside and closed the door behind him. Julia had walked to the blinds. “These blinds are tight, John. I was adamant about that when I had them installed last year. There’s no way he can see inside.”

The hairs at John’s nape prickled. A feeling of near paranoia swept through him. He looked around the shop. If the blinds at the front window were indeed secure, how did the son of a bitch know what they’d been doing?

Without speaking, he walked the perimeter of the shop. He looked at the knickknacks scattered about. A bright red vase filled with greenery and orange and white silk flowers. The antique books squeezed between gargoyle bookends on the occasional table. A set of three colorful plates hung on the wall.

“What are you looking for?” Julia asked.

“I’m not sure.”

But he found what he was looking for a few minutes later. The tiny wireless camera had been wedged between two books directly across from her desk. Something male and protective slithered through him at the thought of some scumbag spying on her, watching her when she was totally unaware.

“He’s been in the shop.” John stated the obvious.

Julia came up beside him. “My God.” She reached for the camera. “Unbelievable.”

John grasped her wrist before she could touch it.

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