Yuletide Stalker by Irene Brand

Author:Irene Brand
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2006-09-16T04:00:00+00:00

Linc told himself that he was acting like a love-struck teenage boy when he didn’t want to go to work after the Christmas break. He had ten days with Maddie before she went home, and he had to force himself to leave her. Should he tell her how he felt about her and ask her to stay? But in a few weeks time, it was too soon to expect Maddie to make a decision about marrying him. When she had no family to advise her, would he be taking advantage of her youth if he proposed to her?

Since he had no justifiable excuse, he went to the office the day after Christmas and immersed himself in some work that had to be completed before the first of the year. He had turned off his computer and was locking his desk ready to go home to Maddie when the phone rang. He was ready to leave his office, when Ahonui spoke over the intercom.

“There’s a man on the line. He won’t give a name, but he says he has an urgent message for you.”

“All right,” Linc said impatiently. He walked back to his desk and pushed the talk button on his phone.

A guttural voice said, “Don’t think she can hide behind you. If we need to, we’ll remove you, then take our quarry.”

The caller hung up, and Linc slumped against the desk, still holding the phone in his hand, too stunned to move. The voice had seemed disguised to him. He wasn’t sure whether the caller was a man or a woman.

Ahonui came in immediately and looked at him—a strange, excited light in her eyes. He tried to compose his features, wondering if she’d listened in on the call. He didn’t want this warning to be circulated around the office.

“Is everything all right?” she asked.

“Yes. Is there anything else needing my attention before I go home?”

“No. I’ve been wanting to take Maddie to lunch or dinner before she leaves Hawaii. How much longer will she be here?”

“Her return flight is scheduled for the fourth of January. I have several things planned for her, but I’ll tell her about your invitation.”

With this further threat against Maddie, he’d have to guard her more closely. He wasn’t sure that Ahonui would be able to protect her. Maybe he should just stay away from the office and watch her.

He sensed Ahonui’s eyes boring into his back as he left the office, and he wondered if she’d listened to the phone call.

In the car, Linc used his cell phone to call Detective Warren. When he told her about the call, she said, “I’ll try to trace it, but chances are, it came from a pay phone. There’s little hope of finding the caller if that’s the case, but we’re keeping our eyes on the Sanale family living in Honolulu. I’ll be in touch.”

Although Linc usually obeyed the traffic laws to the letter, his foot pressed heavier and heavier on the accelerator the nearer he came to home.

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