Hide In Plain Sight by Marta Perry

Author:Marta Perry [Perry, Marta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 0373442556
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2007-02-25T00:00:00+00:00

Cal rounded the corner of the toolshed, his sneakers making little sound on the damp grass. He could see the garage now, illuminated by one of the lights he’d installed, with the door still standing open. Katherine and Andrea must have gone to the hospital to see Rachel.He frowned absently, coming to a halt and gazing around, probing the shadows, searching for anything that was not as it should be. It would be best if he got back to his own place before they returned. He and Andrea had already butted heads too many times today.

He wasn’t sure whether it had been worse to bear her accusations or to listen to her apology. At least when she’d been throwing her fury toward him, he’d had the shield of his righteous anger.

It was only afterward that he began to wonder just how righteous that feeling had been. The hard lessons of the past had driven him to God, but he suspected he still had a lot to learn about living the way God expected.

Andrea had at least been furious with him on behalf of someone else. His feelings had been motivated entirely by something much more personal. He’d thought they’d been on the road to becoming friends. Now it was clear they’d never be that, and disappointment had fueled his anger. Maybe he hadn’t expressed it, but he’d felt it, and that was just as bad.

He’d turned to head back to the barn when he saw Barney dash across the garden toward the inn door. Odd. Katherine wouldn’t leave the dog outside when the place was empty. How had he gotten out of a locked house?

“Barney!” He took a few steps along the path toward the patio. “What are you doing out here?”

He expected the dog to turn and run to him with his usual exuberant greeting. Instead Barney pawed at the door, ignoring his voice.

The back of his neck prickled. Something wasn’t right here. Apprehension pushed him into a trot that covered the rest of the way to the house in seconds.

Even so, by the time he reached Barney, the dog was howling, pawing at the door frantically. Cal grabbed for the collar even as he realized that the noise he heard was more than just the dog.

Somewhere in the house, someone cried for help.

He yanked open the unlocked door, scrambling into the back hall and stumbling over the eager dog. “Barney—”

He shoved the animal out of his way. Barney skidded, claws scrabbling on the bare floor, and then launched his body at the narrow, paneled door of the hall closet.

Dog and door collided with a thud that echoed the pounding from inside. Cal’s pulse thudded so loudly in his ears that it took a second to isolate the voice.

Andrea—but an Andrea who was a far cry from the brisk, efficient woman he knew. She sounded terrified. If someone had hurt her…

“It’s okay,” he shouted. Anything to dispel that panicky note in her voice. “Andrea, it’s okay. I’m here. I’ll get you out.

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