Identity Unknown by Debra Webb

Author:Debra Webb
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2008-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

SANDE WOKE SUDDENLY.

Her heart raced and her skin felt damp with sweat.

More nightmares. Struggling to calm her emotions, she reminded herself that she was safe. With O’Brien. He would protect her.

Sitting upright, she pulled her knees to her chest and rested her head there. When her breathing had returned to normal she forced herself to analyze the dreams. A medical or research lab. Definitely a lab or hospital of some sort. In the dream she was a patient. She could hear voices discussing her, but she couldn’t see any faces. Her eyes had refused to open.

Was her dream about the hospital where she’d awakened on that gurney outside the morgue? Or was this someplace else?

She should tell O’Brien about her dream. It had to mean something, otherwise the same one wouldn’t keep haunting her. She wiggled free of the covers and went in search of her host. If he was sleeping, she would just have to nose around in the kitchen for more hot cocoa and wait him out. She doubted he’d gotten much rest last night. He was likely as exhausted as she was.

After peeking into the other rooms along the hall, she confirmed that O’Brien had done exactly what she’d figured he would: he’d stayed up. Foolishly, it made her heart glad that someone cared enough to miss sleep on her account. But then, that was his job. He was investigating her case, protecting his client. It wasn’t as if he worried about her on a personal level.

A pang of sadness settled deep in her chest. Maybe that was the worst part of all. Not having anyone who really cared whether she lived or died. No one should be that alone.

She found O’Brien working on a laptop in his kitchen. The smell of coffee brewing filled the air.

O’Brien looked up as she entered the room. He’d pulled back on the same navy slacks and pin-striped shirt he’d had on yesterday. Only the tie and jacket were missing.

“Tea?” he offered as she neared the table where he worked. “I made coffee, but I put on the kettle as well just in case you wanted tea or cocoa.”

She nodded. Tea would work. “I’ll get it.”

“Mugs are in the cabinet above the coffeemaker.”

“I had more of those weird dreams.” She poured herself a steaming mug of hot water and dunked in the teabag he’d set out for her, then added a little sugar. She joined him at the table. “Basically the same dream, just a bit more vivid.”

He studied her a moment. “Give me the new details.”

She sipped her tea and mentally reviewed both dreams. “I was definitely in some sort of lab or hospital. The voices had the same conversation about whether I was to be terminated or not. One distinctly male, the other female.” She shrugged. “That’s about it.”

“I’ve found what I think may be a connection between the victims. A very loose one, mind you, but I believe it’s a link nonetheless.” He closed the laptop and refilled his mug before continuing.

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