The Twelfth Of Never: A suspense mystery romantic thriller by Lillian Francken

Author:Lillian Francken
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Amazon
Published: 2013-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

Jenny quickly passed the main building. She was careful not to turn around, but by the time she reached Leonard Stern Hall she could not control herself. She looked back, got one last glimpse of the stranger before running across the street to the Library. The only thing in his favor was the fact that he was not the man in the hospital room. Jenny did not know if it was that fact or not, that gave her an almost casual attitude as she walked up to the information desk, and once she had what she wanted, took the stairs up to the fifth floor.

Jenny glanced at her watch. She only had forty minutes left before having to get back to work. She hoped it was enough time to find what she needed. Jenny walked over to the card catalog, found the atlas and looked up Maryland, and then narrowed her search down to the Catoctin Mountains. Somewhere within that mountain range lay the answer to what Delaney had wanted to tell her. She studied the maps as fast as time allowed. Nothing added up: the only places of interest were Camp David and a few local resorts, hardly worth getting killed over.

Jenny shut the book, too engrossed in what she was doing to notice or even care about the stranger who had followed her earlier. She hurried down the long row of books, then quickly turned a corner and walked down a narrow aisle. All the while she kept glancing around and suddenly she found herself in the middle of a maze of tall shelves. She turned, trying to remember which way to the exit. For a moment she lost her bearings and then quickly tried retracing her steps. She turned sharply, bumping into the tall stranger. Jenny looked up. The intense, dark eyes stared down at her. He had his hands on her arms as if to prevent her from leaving and then slowly she felt him release his hold. Her heart raced as a small group of students edged their way past them. Jenny wanted to cry out, but all she did was step back.

"Pardon me," Jenny said.

Jenny stared into Gideon's eyes. They were almost black, but a grayish hue softened them somewhat. It was as if he were looking into her soul in that instant and she could not stop him.

"I didn't see you," Gideon said weakly.

The woman in the picture was finally a living, breathing human being. Gideon wanted to hold on to her, to feel the warmth of her skin, feel the softness of her hair, but did not dare for fear she would call out.

Suddenly Gideon felt a cold chill go through his inner core. This dream girl had been at the hospital the day Delaney died; her name was found in a dead girl's pocket. Could this sweet, innocent vision in front of him be something more than she appeared? Gideon could still feel the electricity flow through his body as he stood there motionless.

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