Sleep No More by Iris Johansen

Author:Iris Johansen
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Thrillers, Azizex666, Fiction
ISBN: 9780312651244
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2012-10-16T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

11

IT WAS THE BITCH!

Drogan focused his binoculars on the two women who stood in the doorway of the house as Quinn approached them. The first woman was the one he’d followed with Joe Quinn. The other was Beth Avery. He recognized her not only from the photo that Pierce had given him but also the glimpse he’d had of her in that hospital room. He would have known her anywhere. He had been thinking of her, lusting for too long after the moment he’d have her in his sights.

She was smiling faintly at Quinn as she took a step back into the house. He lost sight of her.

Again.

But not for long, bitch. I’m not going to lose you again. You think that Quinn and those others can protect you? Now it’s only a matter of time. When you least expect it, I’ll be there. Did you see what I did to Newell? That’s nothing to how I’ll cut you. Pierce wants it to look like an accident, but that’s not going to happen. I’ve waited too long for you. My dear Mama Zela taught me how to make death take a long time, and I’ve missed those nights in the bayou with only the fire and the prey and the Snake God.

He wriggled down the hill to the trees and stood up as soon as he had cover. He’d wait until they got settled, then start reconnoitering the property to see if he could find a way into the house that wouldn’t set off the alarms. If that wasn’t possible, he’d just stake it out until they left the place. Then he’d pounce and—

His phone was vibrating.

If it was Pierce, he wasn’t about to answer. Not until the bitch had been put down in the way he wanted.

It wasn’t Pierce. He looked at the ID in shock. What the hell?

He slowly pushed the access button. “Well, what a surprise. I wasn’t expecting you.”

* * *

“YOU WERE LONGER THAN I thought you’d be,” Eve said as she closed the front door after Joe entered. “What’s wrong?”

Joe shrugged. “Maybe nothing. I just decided to be extra careful. I needed to reassure myself that—” He stopped and glanced at Beth.

“It’s okay,” Eve said. “You’re not going to have to worry about her crumbling away or crawling under the bed to shiver in terror because of Drogan. She met Newell and me in the hall with a Luger.”

“Really?” He tilted his head. “Interesting.”

“Not really,” Beth said. “I knew enough to pull the trigger, but I wasn’t sure I could hit anything.”

“It’s not difficult to hit a target if you’re close enough,” Joe said. “Just keep on shooting, and you’ll have it covered.”

Beth smiled. “I’ll remember that. But I’m glad I didn’t have to shoot at Eve and Billy.” Her smile faded. “What did you want to tell Eve that you were afraid would scare me?”

“Nothing concrete.” He looked at Eve. “But Drogan’s out there. I can feel it.”

“But you didn’t see him?” Beth asked.

“That doesn’t matter,” Eve said absently.

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