Northern Magic: Alaska by Janet Dailey

Author:Janet Dailey [Dailey, Janet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780759238206
Google: oC9wH6WjMaQC
Amazon: 0759238200
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 1981-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

THE TELEPHONE CALL to her parents was perhaps the most difficult one Shannon had ever made. Minus Cody's support, she nearly accepted her father's offer to fly to Anchorage to be with her. In the end she refused. Her mother attempted to persuade her to come home, but Shannon had already resolved to stay until she had exhausted every possibility of finding Rick.

Yet it was hard to know where to begin. She paced the hotel room, trying to decide on a plan of action and still hoping that Cody would relent and come to her aid. As the afternoon turned to dusk, then night, she began to accept that Cody felt under no obligation to help her.

A sudden knock on her door brought a rush of hope. She hurried to answer it, certain it would be Cody. But when she opened the door it was his father who was standing in the hallway. He craned his neck to peer beyond her into the room.

“Isn't Cody here?” he asked.

“No.” She wasn't able to conceal her disappointment. “I haven't seen him since this afternoon. He left without saying where he was going or ... if he'd be back."

A frown of concern added to the lines on his forehead as Noah Steele chewed his lower lip thoughtfully. “I haven't heard a word from him since this morning. That isn't like him. I talked to Wade.” He paused, then glanced apologetically at Shannon. “I was sorry to hear about your fiancé. It's a terrible thing to find out after coming all this way."

“Rick isn't dead,” she stated with absolute determination.

His eyes widened in surprise. “He isn't? But I thought Wade said—"

“It doesn't matter what Wade said,” she interrupted, dismissing the conclusions reached by others. “Rick isn't dead. I would know if he were."

He studied her closely before answering. When he did, it was with a smile. “My mother always knew when there was something wrong and I was sick or in trouble. It was just some sixth sense she had that defied logic."

This was the first positive response she'd had. “Then you understand why I have to try to find him. I seem to be the only one who believes they're still alive."

“Sure, I understand,” he nodded.

“Mr. Steele ... Noah,” she corrected, “will you help me?” She saw his hesitation and guessed the reason for it. “I've already asked Cody. I even offered to pay him, but he refused me."

“He refused? I would have been ashamed of him if he'd taken money for helping you.” He looked indignant and puzzled. “But why did he refuse to help?"

“He thought it was a wild-goose chase.” Which was partly the truth.

“Maybe it is, but he should have kept his opinion to himself and helped you anyway. Believe me, I'll give him a piece of my mind the next time I see him,” he promised in a threatening manner.

“Will you help me, Noah? I don't know where to start,” Shannon admitted.

“Of course I will,” he assured her.

“Good.” She sighed in relief.

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