Stalked in Paradise by Charley Marsh

Author:Charley Marsh [Marsh, Charley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945856693
Publisher: Timberdoodle Press
Published: 2020-03-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

The long walk on the beach and a good night’s sleep had helped Harriet’s mood a great deal. It was tough to hang onto gloom and doom when you lived in paradise. Waking up to warm, salty ocean breezes and the sound of waves kissing the shore was a great way to start any day.

She dressed in the only summer suit she had brought with her, a pale pink linen skirt suit with a cream-colored silk tank under the jacket. The natural fibers had cost her an exorbitant number of credits but were worth the price. Her philosophy when it came to clothing was to buy the very best she could afford and own fewer pieces. Unfortunately the bulk of her wardrobe was chosen for the damp and cold Maine climate.

She’d have to see if she could make a trip to the mainland on her day off to shop for more office clothes. From what she’d seen, the staff’s dress code was business casual, so coming up with a few items she could mix and match with the separate pieces of her linen suit and the silk tank shouldn’t be too difficult–and hopefully not too hard on her dwindling finances.

Mr. Wade paid his employees on the first of the month and it was only the seventeenth. She had used a larger portion of her savings to fly to different cities than she had planned on and was dangerously short of credits. All for nothing as it turned out, since Bradley had easily tracked her to the island.

Fortunately room and board was part of her salary or she’d be sleeping on the beach and eating kitchen scraps.

The thought made her shudder. The memories of her early years living hand-to-mouth on Portland’s streets were still easily recalled and better left forgotten. She pushed them away, put a smile on her face, and walked into the long, one-story building that housed her office.

A smartly turned out droid manned the high reception desk in the center of the lobby. He hadn’t been there the last two days. A new addition in response to the murder?

The droid wore a smile on his handsome face and a white linen suit with a resort blue shirt. The corner of a neatly folded matching blue hankie peeked from his breast pocket.

“How may I direct you today, miss?” Harriet caught the faint trace of an upper class British accent in the droid’s smooth voice.

“I’m Harriet Monroe. Today is my first official day of work.”

The droid check his comm unit. “Yes. I see you here. Public Relations Director. May I see your i.d. tag, please?”

Harriet handed him her photo i.d. He scanned the tag, his face going blank for the few seconds it took, and checked the results against his internal database. “Do you need directions to your office, Miss Monroe?” he asked, handing back Harriet’s tag

Harriet slipped the tag back inside her bag. “Thank you, no. I know the way.”

“In that case, enjoy your day, Miss Monroe. If you need anything please dial seven and let me know.

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