The Night Before by Lisa Jackson

Author:Lisa Jackson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3, pdf
Publisher: Zebra Books
Published: 2003-05-15T07:00:00+00:00

Caitlyn couldn’t shake the feeling that she was being watched. She was in her office, working on a project she’d pushed aside for nearly a week. Her desk lamp and monitor provided soft light, and smooth jazz was playing from the speakers. Standing, she squinted to look through the lacy curtains, searching for hidden eyes. It was night; the street lamp in front of her house illuminating the fenced gardens in an eerie blue light. A fine mist was falling, fogging up the windows a bit, softening shadows, glistening on the street. From the corner of her eye, she noticed movement, a darker shadow in the shrubbery.

Her heart slammed against her ribs.

Leaves moved. She could almost hear the rustle of footsteps.

That’s because you’re paranoid. There’s no one out there. No one.

She swallowed hard and saw the gleam of two beady eyes, low to the ground.

She tensed. The shrubbery shivered. A possum waddled into the lamplight, and Caitlyn, feeling foolish, breathed a little easier. Now she was jumping at shadows.

Still, she felt the weight of some unwanted gaze, and she snapped the shade down and leaned back in her desk chair. Maybe the police were following her; she wouldn’t be surprised. Whether Detective Reed said it or not, he’d zeroed in on her as Josh’s killer, and the trouble was, she wasn’t able to defend herself. Or maybe someone else was silently stalking her, the same person who had been in her bedroom on the night of Josh’s death, the one who was in some way responsible for all that blood.

You, Caitie. You’re responsible.

“No,” she whispered, trying to concentrate on her work, refusing to believe the horrid thought. Maybe she should call Adam. She was so restless, and it felt right talking to him.

As a patient, or as a woman? Face it, Caitlyn, you just want to see him again.

“Damn.” She was tired of listening to her nag of a conscience that sounded so much like her twin’s voice.

She glanced at the computer monitor. On the screen an image she’d been working on, a vampire bat in flight, mocked her. The deadline for the artwork to be submitted for approval to the local zoo’s board was only a week away and she was behind.

She adjusted the bat’s movements, trying to concentrate, hoping that the image of the creature flying over a silvery disk of moon and through iron gates would help draw in the website’s visitors. She wanted this opening page to be intriguing, hinting at all the old myths and superstitions while being scientifically accurate. She was tired, the muscles of her back beginning to ache from sitting so long in the chair, her nerves jangled as they were every night. She stood up and stretched, still staring down at the screen, and Oscar, who’d been sitting at her feet, barked.

“Yeah, and what do you want?” she asked, managing a smile.

Another bark. Oscar jumped up at her, then settled back on his haunches and looked up at her with eager, dark eyes.

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