The Recipient by Audrey J. Cole

Author:Audrey J. Cole [Cole, Audrey J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Thriller, Amazon
ISBN: 9781542953702
Amazon: 1542953707
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-05-08T22:00:00+00:00

Brian hadn't yet left for work when Elle went downstairs the next morning. She could hear him in the kitchen as she came down their large staircase. While she had been avoiding him as much as possible over the last week, she felt that she needed to make sure that her behavior the night before hadn't tipped Brian off to her suspicions of him. She paused to steady herself when she reached the bottom of the stairs. You can do this. Just act normal.

He had his back to her when she entered the kitchen, and she watched him refill his coffee cup from the large pot he had brewed.

"Morning," she said.

Brian turned to face her. "Morning."

She found it hard to read him by the look on his face. He somehow appeared neither cold nor affectionate.

Elle swallowed hard before she spoke. "Sorry again for being so jumpy when you woke me up last night."

"That's okay. But I think you were more than just jumpy. You sure you're alright? You seem to be acting a little off lately."

And I could say the same for you. "No, I'm fine. I was just having this crazy dream. I think I must've had too much wine."

He looked at her pensively for a moment before setting down his coffee mug. He picked up his suit jacket from the back of a barstool and slung it over his shoulder.

"What was your dream about?"

"Oh, it was um..." she faltered. Why have I not thought this through? "I was being chased by someone," she recovered. "A man. He was trying to kill me."

"Sounds scary." He half smiled as he picked up his briefcase. "Good thing it was just a dream."

"Yes."

She smiled back through her fear that surfaced as Brian came toward her. She held her breath as he neared closer, completely closing the gap between them. His face was serious as he brought it down to hers before kissing her softly. As he pulled away she felt herself begin to calm.

"I'll be home this afternoon so we can make the flight to Boston. You'll be ready?"

She had completely forgotten that tomorrow was Thanksgiving. She hadn't even started packing, which reminded her that she needed to call her mother-in-law back.

"I'll be ready."

She watched him turn and walk down the hallway toward the garage. She poured herself a cup of black coffee while she waited for Brian to pull out of the driveway. She then turned on the TV to watch the morning news.

After Brian had carried her upstairs the night before, she had seen the clock on her nightstand read nearly eleven o'clock. It seemed unusually late since Brian said he was just going to work for a couple more hours and then stop at the gym on his way home. She flipped through a few local news stations and didn't see anything about any new copycat Seattle Slasher murders. She turned off the TV and checked the local news on her phone. Still nothing.

Unfortunately, it still didn't comfort her. Maybe the girl's body just hadn't been found yet.

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