Born in Mystery by Susan Kearney

Author:Susan Kearney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BelleBooks, Inc.
Published: 2016-05-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

CRAIG’S FINGERS tightened into fists, matching the knot in her stomach. His voice was brusque, authoritative. “Wait here. I’ll check out the house.”

A chill shimmied over her skin. The cold seeped into her bones. “No way am I staying out here in the dark alone.” From the fury on Craig’s face, the tense set of his shoulders and the hard clench of his jaw, she figured the safest place to be was right behind him.

“But—”

“I’m going with you.”

He spun on his heel to face her, clearly furious she’d given him an argument, but fear rather than defiance must have shown in her expression, because he relented. “Stay close behind me.” He handed her the car keys. “At the first sign of trouble, run for the car and lean on the horn to draw the neighbors’ attention.”

“Got it.” She edged closer, using his bulk to protect her from the wind.

As they walked through the front door, a light in the living room flickered on. Bianca sucked in her breath, willing the pounding of her heart to subside so she could listen above the roaring in her ears.

Had her stalker gotten here ahead of them? That wasn’t possible unless Craig’s computer messages had been tracked. She had no idea if such sophisticated technology existed or had just been made up for the movies.

She crossed the threshold on shaking legs and lost her balance on the slippery marble floor. Only Craig’s firm grip kept her from falling. At the sound of hurried footsteps and a thump ahead, she peered around Craig into a magnificent living room. Fifteen-foot-high windows gave a wall-to-wall view of the ocean. Leather furniture, free-form sculptures and a Picasso over a massive stone fireplace lent the house a modem ambience.

Off to one side of the room stood a huge fish tank with colorful saltwater fish, and as Bianca shifted her gaze past the tank, a slender silhouette moved from behind the leather sofa. Too short. Too slender.

“It’s not him,” she said, knowing the silhouette didn’t match the man who’d attacked her in the park. She didn’t know whether she felt disappointment or relief. While she wanted to catch the stalker and put an end to her fear, confronting whoever was following her was scary, too.

“Don’t hurt me.” The high-pitched voice came from the shadows.

“He’s only a kid,” Craig said.

“What are you doing here?” Bianca and the boy asked each other at the same time.

“I came to feed the fish. Mark, I mean Mr. Hanson, is in Europe. I take care of the pool, too.”

“In the middle of the night?” Craig asked wryly, amusement coloring his tone.

“Hey, man, I just got in from a party.” Fish swam to the top of the tank, almost attacking the food. The kid’s eyes darted nervously from the fish back to them. “If I’d known you were coming, I would have stopped in earlier.” The boy edged around the tank as if he wasn’t quite sure if they’d come to rob the place or not, but he was clearly reluctant to take unnecessary chances.

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