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Madison West appears on Peter Quincy’s doorstep as expected, when her husband, Charlie, disappears. Peter had been her husband’s best man and had promised to take care of Madison if something happened to him. Neither Madison nor Peter are what they seem, but will their lies to each other to save the world, instead fail to save them from each other?
Until
a man rounded the corner.
The
way the man slammed into her, she knew it wasn’t an accident.
He could have gone around her,
but he didn’t. She turned to give him a good Jersey Girl dressing down, when he
grabbed her arm. He jerked her close. She looked up into deep-set eyes that
held no soul.
The
snarky retort died on her lips.
“We
want the package, Madison.”
Holy crap. How did he know her name? How did
he know about the package? Her heart jumped into her throat. She yanked on
her arm, looking around hoping for witnesses.
No one else walked this
stretch of the sidewalk. Odd since it was lunchtime. Maybe this
man made this happen. His blocking of the road meant power.
Turning
back to him, she asked, “What package?”
Madison
wanted to snarl at him, but she needed to play the innocent so she shuddered.
“The
one your husband sent you,” in a voice that spoke of years of cigarette use.
“I
don’t have any package.” Her words tumbled over themselves as he gripped her
tighter. His hot, spicy breath wrinkled her nose.
“We
know it arrived. You have it. We want it.”
What the hell was Charlie into? Why did he
send her that package? Damn him. She would like to give Charlie a nice
roundhouse kick, but she after she dealt with this asshole.
“Uh,
I don’t have it.”
“Yes,
you do.”
Chris Redding lives in New Jersey with her family and
various animals. She writes romantic suspense and romantic comedy. She
graduated from Penn State with a degree in Journalism. When she isn’t writing,
she works part time for a local winery.
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