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informed about this. Then she realized that if she was informed about every crackpot that called in the offices, she’d never get anything done.
“Does Cain know?” Alyssa asked the two of them. At the shake of her head, she knew he’d be pissed when he did. “One of you has to tell him and don’t be surprised when he has a fit. He’s overprotective of me, in case you hadn’t noticed.”
“We got a trace on the call. I’m not sure if it was long enough, but with your money and my knowledge,” Drew started with a grin, “we can do anything.”
His phone rang and he got up to answer it. Alyssa looked at Quinn. She looked sad, depressed even. Alyssa got up from her desk and sat next to Quinn in the chair on the opposite side.
“Quinn? Look at me, sweetie.” It took Alyssa touching Quinn’s arm before she turned. “This isn’t your fault. I’m a very wealthy woman; people are going to threaten me all the time.”
“I know, but…Alyssa, I couldn’t stand it if anything happened to you. You’re more than a person married to my brother, you’re my best friend.”
The two women hugged and were still hugging when Drew came back. He didn’t look happy.
“The call came from a ‘pay as you go phone’ and is more difficult to trace. Not impossible, but harder. I’m sorry, ladies, we’ll get him. Sooner or later, we’ll get him.”
Alyssa hoped so. She had enough on her plate right now. She didn’t need some idiot threatening her.
~Chapter 8~
Cain was pissed. On top of everything else, his wife had a crackpot calling her office. He paced the bedroom again and looked up when Alyssa walked out of the bathroom. She’d been crying; he could see the tear stains on her cheeks and her red nose.
“Oh, baby. I’m sorry. Come here and let me hold you.” He gathered her into his arms. “This thing will work out, you’ll see. Some idiot with more time than sense is all it is.”
“You don’t believe that anymore than I do. But this isn’t just about that guy. My mother came by again today.” She sat in one of the chairs by the fireplace. “I had her escorted out again. When will she just give it up and move on with her life?”
Their families, especially the mothers, were a piece of work. And getting more and more difficult to deal with daily. Cain sat next to her in the other chair and wondered if Shannon Howard would give up either. She was a fool if she thought she could wear her daughter down. Alyssa was the most stubborn woman he knew.
“Yeah, mine came by too. She’s been evicted from her home in California for nonpayment of rent. She wanted me to set up a house for her.” Cain snorted. “Like I’ll jump right on that one after what she did to you and Quinn.”
Neither of them spoke for a while and Cain looked over and saw that Alyssa was asleep. He watched her for as long as he could then got up and answered the door when someone knocked.
“Your guests have arrived, sir. And there is also a young man in the kitchen who says you asked him to come by.” Carol glanced at Alyssa who was in the chair behind him. “Shall I turn them away? The young miss hasn’t been sleeping all that well. I’m sure they’d understand.”
It was tempting, but he knew that Alyssa would be angry if he did that. “Tell them we’ll be right down. Oh, and Carol? Please make sure that the young man, Todd Whip, is taken in to be with Doctor and Captain Grant. And he’s probably starving. I remember being that young and hungry all the time once.”
With a small curtsy, the woman left. Cain turned to wake Alyssa and noticed that she was awake and looking at him with a strange smile.
“Do you think the household knows I’m not sleeping well?” She stood up and stretched. “Or just her?”
Cain couldn’t think past the need and love for this woman that settled over him. He wanted to drag her to the bed and make love to her and he wanted to hold her until all the badness around them disappeared.
“Does Cain know?” Alyssa asked the two of them. At the shake of her head, she knew he’d be pissed when he did. “One of you has to tell him and don’t be surprised when he has a fit. He’s overprotective of me, in case you hadn’t noticed.”
“We got a trace on the call. I’m not sure if it was long enough, but with your money and my knowledge,” Drew started with a grin, “we can do anything.”
His phone rang and he got up to answer it. Alyssa looked at Quinn. She looked sad, depressed even. Alyssa got up from her desk and sat next to Quinn in the chair on the opposite side.
“Quinn? Look at me, sweetie.” It took Alyssa touching Quinn’s arm before she turned. “This isn’t your fault. I’m a very wealthy woman; people are going to threaten me all the time.”
“I know, but…Alyssa, I couldn’t stand it if anything happened to you. You’re more than a person married to my brother, you’re my best friend.”
The two women hugged and were still hugging when Drew came back. He didn’t look happy.
“The call came from a ‘pay as you go phone’ and is more difficult to trace. Not impossible, but harder. I’m sorry, ladies, we’ll get him. Sooner or later, we’ll get him.”
Alyssa hoped so. She had enough on her plate right now. She didn’t need some idiot threatening her.
~Chapter 8~
Cain was pissed. On top of everything else, his wife had a crackpot calling her office. He paced the bedroom again and looked up when Alyssa walked out of the bathroom. She’d been crying; he could see the tear stains on her cheeks and her red nose.
“Oh, baby. I’m sorry. Come here and let me hold you.” He gathered her into his arms. “This thing will work out, you’ll see. Some idiot with more time than sense is all it is.”
“You don’t believe that anymore than I do. But this isn’t just about that guy. My mother came by again today.” She sat in one of the chairs by the fireplace. “I had her escorted out again. When will she just give it up and move on with her life?”
Their families, especially the mothers, were a piece of work. And getting more and more difficult to deal with daily. Cain sat next to her in the other chair and wondered if Shannon Howard would give up either. She was a fool if she thought she could wear her daughter down. Alyssa was the most stubborn woman he knew.
“Yeah, mine came by too. She’s been evicted from her home in California for nonpayment of rent. She wanted me to set up a house for her.” Cain snorted. “Like I’ll jump right on that one after what she did to you and Quinn.”
Neither of them spoke for a while and Cain looked over and saw that Alyssa was asleep. He watched her for as long as he could then got up and answered the door when someone knocked.
“Your guests have arrived, sir. And there is also a young man in the kitchen who says you asked him to come by.” Carol glanced at Alyssa who was in the chair behind him. “Shall I turn them away? The young miss hasn’t been sleeping all that well. I’m sure they’d understand.”
It was tempting, but he knew that Alyssa would be angry if he did that. “Tell them we’ll be right down. Oh, and Carol? Please make sure that the young man, Todd Whip, is taken in to be with Doctor and Captain Grant. And he’s probably starving. I remember being that young and hungry all the time once.”
With a small curtsy, the woman left. Cain turned to wake Alyssa and noticed that she was awake and looking at him with a strange smile.
“Do you think the household knows I’m not sleeping well?” She stood up and stretched. “Or just her?”
Cain couldn’t think past the need and love for this woman that settled over him. He wanted to drag her to the bed and make love to her and he wanted to hold her until all the badness around them disappeared.
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