The List by Velvet Vaughn

Author:Velvet Vaughn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, suspense, murder, mystery, police, swimming, football, threats, teenage prank
Publisher: Highland Press Publishing

Twenty-one

October 20

After stopping to talk to the construction foreman, Jac walked into her office, Darlene nipping at her heels. Logan sat in front of his computer typing away.

“Do you see this?” Darlene held a square box aloft. When Jac nodded, Darlene added, “It came today.” She dropped the carton on the desk.

“Tha—”

Darlene spun around and glided out the door. Jac’s mouth twisted with vexation. Their friendship had been tenuous at best the last few days, especially after she’d called Darlene in for a heart to heart.

First she questioned why Darlene neglected to pass along Matt’s three phone messages. Darlene swore she had and even dug through a pile on Jac’s desk and pulled out a pink memo Jac knew for a fact hadn’t been there earlier. Since it worked out with Matt, she decided on a stern warning to be careful with correspondence and then let that issue drop.

She expected that was the reason behind Darlene’s theatrics with the package a few minutes ago.

She’d also cautioned Darlene about hitting on the customers. Darlene insisted she had a boyfriend now, and didn’t need to hit on guys. Jac pointed out that her boyfriend had been a potential customer, to which Darlene had no response.

Her eyes moved over her desk and landed on the white box. “Logan?” As she glanced up, she added, “There’s no return address.”

Logan was beside her in an instant. After ascertaining it wasn’t ticking, he used a pen to pry the lid off and frowned.

“What is it?” Jac peered inside and froze.

The box was filled with doll parts: arms, legs, heads with the eyes gouged out, torsos bare. She shivered. This had to be the work of a twisted mind. “Is that a note tucked between the plastic limbs?”

Logan used the pen to free the paper. Rest in Pieces Jacqueline Sera.

She hugged herself as Logan carefully replaced the lid and called the police. Harvey wasn’t capable of something this evil. It had to be someone else. The killer?

Jac’s cell rang. She checked the number and her heart skipped a beat. “Hi, Matt.”

“I decided to bypass your secretary and call your cell.”

Jas smiled. “I had a talk with her but who knows if it made a difference.”

“I was calling to tell you a buddy of mine just returned from Maine and brought back fresh lobster. You, Lauren and I can have a seafood feast. I know you’re already living here, but I just thought it would be polite to ask you to join us for a nice dinner.”

She couldn’t help but smile. Matt’s voice was a lighthouse in a storm, anchoring her to reality.

“In that case, I’d love to have dinner with you and Lauren.”

“Great. I’ll pick you up at your bedroom door at say, six-ish?”

She chuckled again. “Thanks, you’ve managed to successfully distract me.”

“Distract you?” His voice hardened. “Why did you need a distraction?”

“Someone sent a package.”

“Another fake bomb?”

“No, dolls. Well, doll parts I should say. Arms, legs, torsos, a threatening note.

“When did this happen?”

“Just now. Logan is talking with the police as we speak.

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