Love California Box Set by Jan Moran

Author:Jan Moran [Moran, Jan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sunny Palms Press

10

THE NEXT MORNING, Elena peeked through the shutters, which were closed at Stefan’s request. “Are you sure the photographers out there didn’t come with Stefan? They weren’t there yesterday.”

“Neither were those pictures that were posted online.” Penelope shoved a pair of running shoes she’d bought at an airport boutique into her suitcase. Their idyllic visit had come to an abrupt end when shots of her and Elena shopping in Illum, a popular department store, and riding the roller coaster at Tivoli were posted online and members of the press began ringing the apartment at six a.m. As soon as she’d awakened she’d seen the images, which sent chills through her.

She could only imagine that regular people must have posted photos from their phones, which in turn tipped off the tabloids. Grabbing loose clothing from the bed, she stuffed it hastily into the open case, angry over the invasion of privacy.

In the past, she’d always handled recognition graciously, though she’d never felt stalked or cornered before. Copenhagen had always been her refuge. She wondered if there was any place she’d ever feel safe again. “Are you ready?”

“Almost.” Elena flipped the shutter louvers closed.

Stefan waited at a table near the front door. He’d set up his computer and was speaking to his team in California. Penelope could hear him arranging the transportation from the airport to her home, and she was relieved that he was managing this task. The last time she’d tried to go home, she couldn’t even get near it.

Stefan leaned back in his chair. “We need to get to the airport soon.”

Penelope snapped her suitcase shut. “I’m ready.”

Once they were outside, Stefan guided them through the media that was camped outside the door to her apartment and cleared the path to the airport.

As they drove, Stefan checked his phone. “Did you know that another threat has been received?”

Penelope turned in her seat in the car and stared at him. “A threat? Where?”

“It was mailed to your home.”

“I don’t understand, who received it?” Penelope was trying to make sense of what was happening, but she had a lot on her mind. Her housekeeper was away, too. She would have normally checked the mail.

“Evidently, someone got to your mailbox and opened the mail.”

Penelope was horrified. “But I have a locking mailbox.”

“Wait a minute,” Elena spoke up from the backseat. “Isn’t that a federal offense?”

Stefan grinned grimly in the rearview mirror of the black sedan. “Sure, but who’s going to prosecute? Tabloid reporters will risk it to get the story.”

Once they were safely ensconced on the plane, Penelope slipped on headphones and watched movies, though she was unable to relax. The pressure she felt building from canceled jobs was weighing on her mind, and she had to come up with another career plan fast.

She glanced to her side where Elena slept soundly. Across the aisle sat Stefan, who’d remained on relaxed alert throughout the long flight. Penelope wondered how he did it.

Penelope began to pencil out ideas while she formulated a new plan for her future.

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