Lethal Allure by Olivia James

Author:Olivia James [James, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blonde Ambition Press
Published: 2020-02-17T18:30:00+00:00

14

Shaw was at her wit's end. She'd had a shitty birthday, a restless night, and now she was operating on too little sleep, not enough, caffeine, and the fear that she couldn't shake. To add to her misery, Julia was being a pain in the ass. More so than usual. Her mother had always had a flair for the dramatic but even Shaw hadn't predicted that it would be this bad.

"You aren't safe here," Julia insisted. "You can't live by yourself."

I definitely can't live with you.

Taking a steadying breath, Shaw tried to talk her mother down from the ledge she'd hopped up on.

"Luke and his friend are setting up a secure alarm system with cameras around the house. Rock stars don't have this much security. I'll be fine."

Hopping up from her spot on the couch, Julia paced the small area in front of the picture window.

"I can't believe how foolhardy you're being. You could be killed."

"I could be killed in a car accident. We all take chances every day. I'm actually taking far less chances now that the security system is installed. I'll one able to monitor every corner of my property from my phone."

"From your phone?" Oliver asked, his brows shooting up. "How do you do that?"

"It's easy. I'll show you." Retrieving her phone, Shaw opened the app that Luke had installed for her. He'd shown her how to switch from camera to camera and there was even a panic button to call the police. "See? I can see Luke and Ryan in the back yard, plus see all around the house and partially down the street."

Her stepfather studied the screen and then handed it to Julia. "You have to admit, honey, that this is impressive."

"They also installed motion sensors outside, and on the windows and doors. If anyone walks into the yard, the floodlights go on. If anyone tries to open a door or window, the alarm will sound and automatically call the police."

Julia dumped the phone on the end table. "If someone wants into your house, they'll find a way. Right, Oliver? Tell her that this isn't foolproof."

"Your mother is right about that, Shaw. Where there's a will there's a way."

Luke had already explained the shortcomings in the system. A determined hacker could get into it and there were jammers sold that could turn off the cameras, but it was better than having nothing. They were going to continue down the path that her stalker wasn't a professional criminal and wouldn't have a working knowledge of remote cameras and alarms.

"It's a deterrent," Shaw insisted. "Robbers want easy targets."

She didn't want to tell them that this break-in wasn't about stealing her laptop. This was about so much more. If Julia found out, she'd probably faint dead away on Shaw's maple flooring.

"I can see you're not going to listen to sense," Julia replied, sweeping her arm toward the back door. "That new man in your life has filled your head with nonsense. It wouldn't surprise me if he was the one that broke into your house last night.

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