Stalker in the Shadows by Camy Tang

Author:Camy Tang
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Suspense, Religious, Fiction
ISBN: 9780373444755
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-01-01T12:17:00.189000+00:00

Two down, four to go.

Out of all the investors Monica had spoken to at the Zoe banquet, only six had come close to the description of the stalker—male, brown hair, average height. She’d called all of them to arrange meetings, leaving voicemails for four of them, but she’d spoken to the other two and had arranged meetings with them yesterday. She’d made sure it wasn’t hard for the stalker to follow her, and she had brief meetings with the two investors at an outdoor café in San Francisco.

Today was number three, Brett Marshall.

She’d received more photos this morning, but she was almost glad to get them because they meant that in a few days, she’d be able to see if photos of the investors began showing up.

It gave her a sense of power, to be deliberately putting herself in the stalker’s camera rather than wanting to hide from it. It made her feel more in control.

Brett had mentioned he wanted to meet at his restaurant there, so Monica and Shaun drove to Napa in his Chevy Suburban, a gigantic tank of an SUV. Her car was with the police as evidence—being sidelined by the stalker’s vehicle had left some paint scraped along her driver’s side door.

Her cell phone rang, and she saw Jason Mars’s ID pop up. One of the other investors had mentioned that Jason was very tight with his money, and that even if he expressed interest in the project, he rarely ever gave to a charity that didn’t somehow benefit his business, so she was surprised he’d called her back. “Hello.”

“Monica, it’s Jason Mars. I got your message. Yes, I got your invitation to the party. I’m not sure yet if I’ll be attending.” He was curt and to the point.

“I was hoping I could meet with you to discuss my purpose for the party and the free children’s clinic. I’d be happy to answer any questions you might have.”

“I can meet with you today if you’re free. I’ve been busy chasing down bank managers who won’t return my calls.”

Of all the investors, she had disliked talking to him the most. His conversation seemed to focus on injustices he’d had to face or bad luck that had fallen on him or people who had betrayed him.

Aside from his negativity, she had also had the feeling that he’d been holding back some deep-seated anger. Or maybe it had just been anger at the world and feeling life was unfair.

“I’m afraid I can’t meet with you today,” Monica said. “I’m in Napa. I have a meeting at Rock Love restaurant.”

He suddenly grew quiet, and Monica could almost hear his temper simmering. What had she said to upset him? The only thing she could think of was that he also owned a restaurant, Elementals, but it seemed petty for him to be upset about that, especially since Elementals was in Marin.

“Rock Love?” His voice sounded strangled. “Brett Marshall’s restaurant?”

“I didn’t realize you two were rivals. Elementals is entirely different cuisine from Rock Love.

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