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"Did Dr Metzger’s wife die?"

Chapter 10

CAROL SLUMPED A LITTLE IN HER CHAIR AT THE TAVERN as she are of Ryan’s intense gaze on her She had found no satisfaction in having been right where Dr Metzger’s as concerned She only wished he’d saved her before Carol’s vision had come true

"Yes, his wife died Not immediately Three days later, she drove into Denver, or was on her way to Denver, when her SUV slid on ice and she hit a tree She was in a coma for a couple of days, and then she and her unborn child died"

When Ryan didn’t speak, she added, "It’s not an exact science I didn’t knohen it would occur But usually when I get a vision, it’s soritted her teeth and sed the bitterness that ca to occur and that she couldn’t do anything about it

"Mo to upsetthat if it did come to pass, Moh I guess I was always afraid she ood idea to have me committed"

Ryan reached out and took hold of Carol’s hand and squeezed Although she thought she wouldn’t appreciate it, she loved the way he gave her a little of the solace she could have used years earlier But then again, as much as she tried to tell herself she could deal with it, reat a job still

"Hell, Carol, I had no idea"

"Yeah, well, no one does who doesn’t live with an early warning system in their heads"

"What happened to the doctor?"

"Dr Metzger ht of my abilities then Maybe if he had another patient who ‘suffered’ from my kind of delusions, he would treat them with more respect Give them the benefit of the doubt And maybe if he’d listened to me, he could have saved his wife and unborn child I don’t knoanted to save them in the worst way, but no one would have ever believed me"

Ryan frowned but didn’t release her hand "Can the future be altered?"

"I don’t know for sure My visions are hazy, not fully developed for the most part So I suppose that in those cases, the truth of the matter hasn’t really been revealed"

"Do you always foresee solass "No It causes proble them secret Especially fro about its contents?"

"Sometimes its history I can see flashes of who had touched it and why Solimpse of the departht a sexy sentle caress That little stroke and the smile on his lips made butterflies flutter about in her stomach

"Wish I could read ht sense some impressions others wouldn’t want you to know about" But then his expression turned dark and he changed topics "Who is the red as skulking around Darien’s house? Is he after you or Lelandi? Or so her about her psychic abilities "Lelandi thinks it ht be the brother or a cousin of the one who bit aping ht they had all died Hell, one of thee"

"Or Lelandi Or e Just as a h it did She definitely didn’t want anything to do with Lelandi’s old pack She sure didn’t want to be thought of as someone’s possession because his brother or cousin had turned her

Ryan glanced at Darien, as still seated across the tavern with Lelandi and his brothers "You said that Darien ordered the bachelorhis teeth, Ryan scowled "They’re not trained for this kind of work Mervin’s a daas at the local station"

"He owns the gas station and convenience store"

Ryan ignored the coer and owner of previously loved cars At least two of the cars he has for sale are new"

Ryan shook his head "Right Not one of them is qualified to protect you"

"I’ll just have to take my chances Besides, any of them just has to shift, and that takes care of that" At least she figured it did They all had very wicked canines when needed