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Nor did she dare take the street in front of her house What if he came after her?

She hesitated, then turned and clihbor’s yard As she did, she felt a strange chill

She thought about the ti watched, that she was being followed

Soe washed over her with coht the possibility

She cut through people’s backyards at first, disturbed to feel there were eyes in the night, that she was even now being watched--being stalked

That was sheer idiocy, she assured herself She didn’t kno anyone could have possibly followed her, the way she had left, the path she was taking

She eased back onto Duval Street, feeling like a paranoid fool There were people everywhere She hadn’t been followed She alhed aloud at herself as she hurried on toward the resort, then sobered when she realized that if she should run into Victor alone now, she really would be scared She’d walked out on hi to be more furious than ever

She took the half turn toward the water and the resort, her strides long and confident It hen she reached the parking lot that the odd feeling returned

She found herself pausing The night had gone full dark Streetlights created shadows under every leaf and branch Clouds passed over the ? she asked herself

She realized that she didn’t want to take the overgrown path to the tiki bar area and the bungalows

She ed to e, then paused

There was a figure on the little porch, seated and hunched over She couldn’t tell who it was

She started toward the bar, but there wasn’t a soul at the tables Clint wasn’t even there, though the place was entirely set up As she hesitated, she heard her na lot in her wake

Had she been followed?

She didn’t want to be seen, didn’t want to be caught alone, but she couldn’t go to her own cottage Silently, she hurried across the sand, heading for the docks

She avoided the pier where the dive boats were berthed, choosing tothe other Jay’s boat was there, as was Jack’s

To her ah he hadn’t seen her His head was bowed as he sat in the captain’s chair, busy at soo ask him for help

But she didn’t want to see anyone Not until she saw lots of so then, certain he would look up if she moved back to land but all too aware that she was almost dead in front of him

He still didn’t see her, he was so completely absorbed in his task

As she stared at hi a rope, over and over again

Her heart haet past him She hurried on, terrified that at any moment he would look up

Her door was closed, but it wasn’t locked when Thor arrived

Brent Blackhaas running toward the house just as Thor got there He shot Brent a frantic look, then burst into the house

To his a a beer

"Where is Genevieve?" Thor deing him up from the couch

"What the hell is theto wrench away and taking a swing

"Hey! Take it easy, both of you!" Blackhawk ordered "Thor let hiers at hier

"Where is she?"

Victor shook his head, looking worried "I don’t know," he ad she’d couess I scared her I--" He broke off in fear when he saw the murderous look that entered Thor’s eyes

Brent forced hi is that we find her," he said quietly "Where did she go?"

"I’et me a beer, then she ran out the back door I called her, but I didn’t want to chase her and really scare her, so I figured I’d wait here for her to get back"

Thor realized he was still tense; his muscles were knotted and he wanted to shake Victor until he produced Genevieve

"Go easy on hi the truth" It wasn’t Brent Blackhaho spoke, but Josh Harrison, who had walked in and was standing behind Victor

"What the hell do you know about it?" Thor de to?" Victor denantly to Thor

"You shut up," Thor muttered

"Excusein his , don’t you? Look, I swear to you, I’ out his cell phone The killer was so ti Victor was telling the truth…

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