Inside, on the bedside table, the clock said 2:34. The bell rang again. The LCD display flickered to 2:35. Couldn’t they wait till daybreak? Not if they had a warrant. Not if they thought she’d run. A third ring. A fourth. More insistent. Payton stepped indoors, tightened the belt on her robe and...
It creaked under her weight and skidded a few inches across the thin carpet. He leaped on top of her and pinned her arms out straight beside her. Then he laid his entire weight the length of her. Shivers of fearful expectation lurched through her as the hard lump in his jeans pressed against her ...
She stood on the sidewalk as the puppies climbed on the glass, shoving each other to and fro as they vied for attention. Leaving was bittersweet. This place was one of the last things that had been Ben’s. Either Ben had been a terrible businessman or he’d gotten involved in a bad situation. Why h...
feeling both rejuvenated and exhausted. He located his car in the parking garage and sat in it a moment, letting the engine warm up. While speeding to Carlson after the conversation with Kiana yesterday afternoon, he’d received a call from Detective Rodriguez—head investigator on the Gwen Forest ...