Secrets We Keep by Barbara Freethy

Author:Barbara Freethy [Freethy, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Fog City Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

Cassidy thought about Hunter as she wove her way through the dark city streets, finally making her way to the ocean and the Pacific Coast Highway. The sunny day had given way to a foggy night, and fingers of dark mist clouded her vision as she drove south toward Half Moon Bay.

The weather seemed to be following her mood. One minute, she felt bright and hopeful; the next minute, she was lost in a dark maze. Hunter was the light that kept drawing her out of the shadows.

But was that fair to him? He didn't need to be involved in any of this. He had a good life, an amazing family, lots of friends. And she was just like what she'd been before—a dead-weight anchor, dragging him down.

That's what one of the cheerleaders had told her once, that Hunter would have been prom king if he hadn't been taking her to the dance. Hunter probably hadn't cared about being prom king, but the girl's words had stung, because they'd had truth to them. She had held Hunter back. Her fears, her shyness, his need to protect her…what kind of a relationship was that?

She wished she could say it was different now. She had changed, but a lot of the world around her had not. She was still mired in ugly, dirty business, and she didn't want to bring Hunter down with her.

She blinked as a pair of high beams lit up her car, almost blinding her. She sped up a little, but the car behind her stayed right on her tail.

She wanted to pull off and let them go by, but there was no shoulder, no extra lane along this part of the road that clung to the edge of a high bluff.

She pushed down on the gas again, going far faster than she wanted to go.

The other car did the same. She couldn't see who was driving; she couldn't even tell what kind of car it was, but she was starting to think it wasn't just a tailgater.

David's words from earlier that day rang through her head.

Donald had died when his car went off the road on the coast highway.

Oh, God!

Was that what was happening now? Was someone trying to kill her? Was it going to look like she was upset or drunk or reckless and just missed a turn?

And then no one would ever know what had happened to her.

She'd disappear…just like Molly…just like Tommy.

But she couldn't let that happen.

The car behind her tapped her bumper, and she gripped the wheel tighter, as she sped up again. If she could make it a few more miles, she could get past this deserted part of the coast; she could be around other cars, other people.

She grabbed her phone out of her purse and hit Hunter's number.

She'd just told herself to break away from him, but if she lost this battle on the highway, she couldn't stand the thought of no one knowing what had happened to her.

"Hunter," she said.

"What's wrong?"

"Someone is following me down the highway.

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