Stolen Secrets: A Collection Of Riveting Mysteries by J.S Donovan

Author:J.S Donovan [Donovan, J.S]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2018-01-29T07:00:00+00:00

Victoria sat at her desk the next day, staring at the computer screen with an unshakable numbness, determined to make it through the work day. She couldn’t bring herself to talk to Todd. The wounds were still fresh. The less she thought about it, the better. Not thinking about it, however, had proved impossible.

She hadn’t told Brooke anything yet. When she came home later that evening, Victoria had simply told her that Todd was working late. The charade wouldn’t hold much longer, and she knew that she was going to have to tell Brooke the truth soon.

Her computer screen was nothing but a blur. It was already lunchtime and she still couldn’t concentrate. She had planned to leave work early, but that depended on how much she got done. Every time she tried to focus, Todd would reenter her mind. He had done a selfish and hurtful thing. How could she take him back? Then she thought of Brooke, and it wasn’t so easy to decide. They were a family. Was there a chance she and Todd could work things out?

She sipped the last of her coffee, no longer warm, and stretched back in her chair. Her clothes were wrinkled, her hair was pulled back with strays falling to the side, and she hadn’t any makeup on. The last measure of concern was for her appearance. If she could finish the day out from behind her computer, that would be more than okay. In his flimsy line of excuses for the affair, Todd had managed to make one good point.

They did need to find out who had sent the package and why. Someone had taken an interest in her and her family, and she hadn’t the faintest notion why. She needed to contact the police and report what was going on. It wasn’t the last time she’d hear from the mysterious stalker. That much she was sure of.

Her fingers sat atop the keyboard, not moving, as her mind continued to drift, puzzling over her dilemma, when a knock on her door snapped her back to reality. She looked up to see her boss, Greg Daniels, standing in her doorway. He was all-business in a gray suit and tie, with an ID badge hanging from a lanyard around his neck.

“Hello, Mr. Daniels,” she said with a slight aloofness.

“Good morning, Victoria,” he said, holding a coffee mug in one hand, the other in his pocket.

He was a competent boss and generally easy to work with. She never saw much in him in the way of personality, but he’d always been courteous and professional with her during the three years she’d been on the team.

She quickly wiped her eyes and face and tried her best to attempt a smile as he continued. “I was just passing by and thought I’d check the status on that budget forecast analyst.”

Victoria nodded and then glanced at the screen with a sliver of panic. She was supposed to have finished the work last night. Her last email to him the day before had implied that she would.

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