Satisfaction by Marianne Stillings

Author:Marianne Stillings
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9780061753510
Publisher: HarperCollins

Her heartbeat hammering in her ears, Raine Preston fumbled to unlock the front door. Hanging on tightly to the warm bundle draped over her shoulder, she shoved through the threshold, kicked the door closed with her foot, and slid the dead-bolt into place with her free hand.

Was it really him? Had he seen her? Georgie had warned her he might show up in Santa Barbara…

Quickly laying the sleeping baby down in the playpen by the archway that led to the dining room, Raine ran back into the living room, yanking the front drapes closed.

After a quick look to see that Caroline was okay, she scurried into the kitchen to make sure the back door lock was secure.

Methodically, she went from room to room, testing windows, pulling curtains closed. She felt queasy, and her head ached. With rubbery legs, she made her way back to check on the baby. Only when she saw the long lashes fanning Caroline’s rosy cheeks, the drooly mouth, pouting in sleep, did she let herself relax.

Slumping into the chair next to the playpen, she rubbed her temples and tried to make herself believe she hadn’t really seen Paul Corcoran staring at her through the crowded farmers’ market. Still, it had frightened her enough to call Georgie.

She shook her head. It was him, had to have been. After all, Georgie had seen him, too, but that was in San Francisco, three hundred and fifty miles away. Had he followed Georgie to Santa Barbara last weekend? Had he come looking for Raine?

Doubling her fists, she put them to her eyes and rubbed. Should she call the police, just in case? And if she did, what would she tell them?

Her white Taurus still stood in the driveway; she needed to pull it into the garage behind the house and bring in the groceries before they spoiled. But to do that, she’d have to risk going outside, risk being vulnerable.

If Paul had followed her home…

A person’s blood really did run cold in fear, she decided, rubbing her arms despite the wilting August heat.

Georgie had promised to come, she was on her way, but it would take her hours to get to Santa Barbara from…where had she been? Napa?

Rising from the chair, she went to the front window and eased the curtain aside just enough to peek out at the quiet street. It was a beautiful, sunny Sunday, but few people were out walking. Occasionally, a car would drive by, but this part of town was relatively exclusive, quiet, not a lot of foot or automobile traffic. Most of the people Raine saw regularly were her neighbors, though she didn’t know any of them well. Because neither she nor Georgie knew how far Vaughn Corcoran’s hands reached, by design she really didn’t know anyone in town well.

Caroline made a whimpering sound in her sleep and curled in on herself, taking her little thumb into her rosebud mouth.

Raine’s heart nearly burst. Her baby. Hers. From the silky blond curls to the blue button eyes, this baby beauty queen was hers and hers alone.

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