Secret Agent Father by Laura Scott

Author:Laura Scott
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2010-11-22T23:00:00+00:00

EIGHT

Shelby stared at Alex, her mind whirling. It was difficult to comprehend that Alex had been there the night of her attack, risking his cover to help her. The idea that he was there, looking out for her while she was unconscious, was oddly reassuring.

But was he right in that the attacker thought she was her sister? Shelby forced herself to go back to that night in her mind, dragging long buried memories to the surface.

She was walking toward the warehouse located at the farthest end of the shipyard. The area was not well lit, several of the overhead lights were burned out. She’d thought she was alone.

The hint of cigarette smoke made her wrinkle her nose. A male voice had called, “Trina?”

She shook her head as she started to turn around to see who’d called her Trina. But the smell of cigarettes got stronger. Hard fingers dug into her arms. Before she could scream, something hard had struck her in the temple. Darkness surrounded her.

She winced a bit, remembering the pain in her head when she’d finally awakened in the hospital, surrounded by medical personnel. The police had been there, asking her over and over again if she’d seen the man who’d attacked her.

She hadn’t. But she’d remembered the stench, the thick odor of cigarette smoke. And the bitter taste of fear as she wondered if he’d done anything else to her. Ever since that night, she’d been afraid of the dark, had asked for God’s strength to help conquer her fears.

Up until tonight, she hadn’t remembered her attacker had called her by her sister’s name.

“Shelby?” Alex took hold of her hand, breaking her from her reverie. “Are you all right?”

For a moment she stared at their entwined hands, before raising her eyes to meet his compassionate gaze. “You’re right. He did mistake me for Trina at first,” she finally admitted. “But I responded seconds before I started to turn around. Just as I caught a glimpse of him, he attacked.”

His fingers tightened around hers and the expression in his eyes was full of agony. “I’m sorry I couldn’t stop him, Shelby. I’m so sorry.”

She tried to smile. “It’s okay. The point is that I don’t think he attacked me because he thought I was Trina. Quite the opposite. I believe he attacked me because I wasn’t Trina. Because when he realized who I was, he didn’t want me anywhere near the warehouse.”

He sucked in a harsh breath. “That makes sense. The minute he knew you weren’t Trina, he had to get rid of you to stop you from stumbling into something you shouldn’t.” His gaze was thoughtful. “I wonder if a big drug shipment was scheduled to come in that night?”

She didn’t like the sound of that. “You’re telling me they trusted Trina with drug smuggling information?” she asked, appalled. “That they considered her part of that business?”

“I’m afraid so.” Alex’s expression was one of chagrined guilt. “You need to know, it was Trina’s idea from the very beginning.

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