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box over, examining it. “Anyone with a computer and the right program can see wherever you go.”
    Anger surged through her. She wanted to snatch the box out of his hand and stomp on it. “Why would someone do that?” she asked. “And has it been there ever since I got to Colorado?”
    â€œSomeone could have put it on while your car was parked at your hotel,” Carmen said.
    â€œOr one of Prentice’s guards could have put this on your car while we were inside talking to him,” Rand said.
    â€œThen that means I was right—Lauren was at his house. He’s holding her prisoner and he made her write the note, thinking it would make me go away.” She gripped his arm. “You have to rescue her.”
    â€œWe don’t know where she is.” He looked pained as he said the words.
    Was he being purposely dense? “She’s at Richard Prentice’s estate. This proves it.”
    â€œThis isn’t proof.” The captain moved to stand in front of her, his expression stern, but his voice gentle. “This proves that someone is following you,” he said. “But we don’t know who that is. We’ll try to trace the origin of this device, but the chances of linking it to Richard Prentice are slim to none.”
    â€œBut the note...”
    â€œEven if you’re right and your sister wrote it, we don’t know how it got to your car,” Graham said. “We’ll question anyone who may have driven by and ask if they’ve seen anything, but it’s easy enough for someone to park at the Ranger station and slip over here without anyone noticing.”
    â€œShe was in the house. I smelled her perfume.” She’d been that close to Lauren. Why hadn’t she stayed there and demanded to see her?
    â€œIf we go back there now I can almost guarantee you won’t find any trace of that scent,” Rand said. “If Richard Prentice does have your sister, he’s been doing a good job of hiding that fact for the last month.”
    She covered her mouth with her hand, fighting for control. Was Lauren imprisoned in a locked room or dungeon, like women she’d read about in the papers or seen on TV who had been held prisoner for years, invisible to everyone who lived and worked around them?
    â€œThere must be something you can do,” she said after a moment.
    â€œWe’ll put extra surveillance on Prentice’s estate,” Graham said.
    â€œHe’ll love that,” Emma said. “He’s already suing the Rangers for harassment.”
    â€œCan’t you get a warrant to search his property?” Sophie asked.
    â€œOn what grounds?” Graham asked. “Not to mention a billionaire like Prentice wields a lot of influence.”
    â€œAnd he has a state senator on his side,” Rand said. “The only way to overcome their opposition is to gather convincing evidence and have a solid case. Which we intend to do.”
    â€œHow will you do that?” she asked.
    â€œWe’ll start with the hotel clerk,” Graham said. “We’ll see if she can identify the man who was with your sister. We know it wasn’t Richard Prentice, but maybe it was someone who works for him.”
    â€œWhat am I supposed to do?” she asked.
    â€œFollow Lauren’s advice and try not to worry,” Graham said, though the sympathy in his eyes told her he knew how difficult that would be.
    â€œLet me help you,” she said. “There must be something I can do—paperwork, phone calls...” Anything was better than sitting around worrying.
    â€œWhen you go back to your hotel this afternoon, try to remember everything you can about your last conversations with her,” Rand said. “Even something insignificant might help us understand why she came to Montrose and what she hoped to accomplish here.”
    It wasn’t what she wanted, but she could see it was all she had, for