When twilight comes by B. J. Daniels

Author:B. J. Daniels [B. J. Daniels]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Roman
ISBN: 9780373228768
Published: 2005-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

JENNA LOUNGED IN THE wonderfully hot water as her daughter splashed in the shallows next to her. The outdoor pools were just as Elmer had said: enchanting. Carved out among the rocks and trees, they wound like a creek along the edge of the mountainside, providing a natural landscape and at the same time intimacy.

Jenna tried to relax in the hot water, pushing away thoughts of her dream. She had more to worry about than some man in an old photograph or the thought that she was losing her mind. The duffel bag full of money in her room felt like a noose around her neck. She had to get it back to Lorenzo. She wasn’t naive enough to think she could use it to buy her freedom. But she knew that Lorenzo was moving heaven and earth right now to find her, more so because of that stupid bag of money.

She had thought about calling him and telling him where he could pick it up. That was before she got trapped here.

No, she decided, it would be better for Lorenzo to pick up the money at her apartment. She didn’t want him knowing which direction she’d headed. With luck she wouldn’t leave a trail he could follow—once she got him back the money.

“Look, Mommy!” Lexi called as she dipped her head under the water.

Jenna watched her through the steam, smiling and offering words of encouragement. All the time her mind was racing. Who could she trust to take the money to the apartment?

Only two people came to mind. She hated to ask either of them, afraid to involve them in her life—or worse, Lorenzo’s. But if she did this right, Lorenzo would never know who’d put the cash in her apartment for him.

Once the money was on the way to her apartment, she could call him and tell him where to pick it up. He must be going crazy. He’d been too close to crazy as it was. Little things often set him off. This, she feared, was monumental.

Whatever she did, she had to make sure that Lexi was protected.

Lexi waved at someone at one of the other pools behind Jenna. Jenna feared it would be the imaginary woman in the purple plumed hat.

Bracing herself, she turned to look through the steam. She didn’t see anyone. Nothing new there. That awful feeling began to settle in the pit of her stomach. “Who were you waving to?” she asked, fighting to keep the growing fear out of her voice.

“That man.”

“Elmer. The nice man who gave us the room?”

Lexi shook her head. “The one with the funny hair on his lip.”

Jenna’s heart began to pound. “A man with a mustache?”

Lexi nodded and Jenna turned to look in the direction of the other pool, where Lexi had been gazing. “I don’t see anyone.” Her voice broke. “Is he still there?” she asked in a hoarse, scared whisper.

Lexi shook her head. “He’s gone. I guess he didn’t want you to see him.”

Jenna couldn’t breathe.

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