Shiver on the Sky
Page 31
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Standing inside the hotel’s side door, Shawna peered through the glass into the parking lot. Someone had parked a dark-colored panel van next to Aaron’s VW, which she had borrowed to get here, but there was no sign of movement now.
The rain had stopped, and a thick fog had set in. Excellent. Owen had probably been right about waiting, but the chances of anybody recognizing her or being able to give a good description later were minimal. She couldn’t even see across the street.
She left the building and strode to the Bug, smiling a little, confident that things would work out. Owen was a hell of a guy. He’d handled the events of the night before with an amazing savoir-faire, which she should have known to expect.
As she walked around the panel van, a figure stepped out of it and confronted her. She started, then looked more closely.
“Danny?”
He smiled at her, his magnified eyes showing no expression. “Hi, Shawna.” He raised what looked like a handkerchief.
She turned to run, but hesitated when she saw a little girl’s face watching from inside the van.
That was odd. Was she misreading the situation?
She hadn’t thought Danny had a daughter—but whoever the kid was, surely Danny wasn’t planning to do anything to her in front of a little girl?
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