Better Read Than Dead (v5.0) [html] by Laurie Victoria -

Author:Laurie, Victoria - [Psychic Eye Mystery 02] [-, Laurie, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-02-02T16:07:23+00:00

Chapter Eight

“Really, Abby, Eggy is fine. You can pick him up anytime this morning,” Dr. Markland reassured me.

I let go of the tightly held breath keeping me suspended in anxious worry. I’d been so concerned about Eggy that I hadn’t slept all night, and as I sank into the cushion of relief I could feel my brain dumb down a little, the fog of exhaustion and worry making my thoughts less coherent. “Thank you, Dr. Markland; I’ll be right over.”

As I hung up the phone, however, my gaze strayed out to the backyard, and apprehension began to buzz around inside my chest. I’d removed the dog dish and the surrounding leaves the night before, but that didn’t mean that Andros’s men couldn’t be successful next time. If Andros wanted to kill Eggy, I had no doubt he would find a way.

No, I thought. Eggy is too vulnerable here.

I could board him at the veterinary, but the problem was that I was in a cash crunch at the moment, and it would be expensive to keep him there. Plus I doubted Eggy would put up with that for long—he didn’t like being confined.

Thinking of an idea I quickly picked up the phone again and dialed. “Hello?” welcomed me on the second ring.

“Good morning, Dave; hope this isn’t too early to call?”

“Hey, there, Abby!” he said jovially. “No, this is fine. You need me to come back and finish your rafters?”

“Uh . . .” Oops—I’d forgotten I’d put Dave on hold. “No . . . I mean . . . not yet. I mean, yes, but probably not until next week. What I really need is a favor.”

“Sure. Whatcha need?”

“Well, I’m heading out of town for a couple of days—you know, to go visit my sister—and I was wondering if you could possibly take Eggy for me.”

There was a soft chuckle, then; “Sure, honey, no sweat. I don’t know how my old lady’s going to like it, but I really miss that little mutt. Did you want to bring him over?”

Left side, heavy feeling. Hmmm. My intuition was weighing in, and I didn’t know why that would be a problem. I hesitated for a moment, drifting over to my front window. “Uh, yeah . . .” I said stalling, but as I pulled back one of the blinds I saw a strange car just down the street. There were two men in the car, and both of them kept looking toward my house. Damn. Andros’s men were watching me. If I picked Eggy up from the vet and drove him over to Dave’s house, these guys would know not only how to get to Eggy, but also how to get to Dave. “Actually, Dave, my plane leaves right away. I had to take Eggy to the vet yesterday; do you think you could possibly do me a huge favor and pick him up from the Royal Oak Animal Hospital? It’s on Main and Lincoln.”

“Uh . . . sure . . . I guess.

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