Dancing in the Moonlight - Harlequin.com

RAEANNE THAYNE
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her way quickly across the parking lot. He followed, not
missing the wince she tried to hide when she slid into
the driver’s seat.
“You’re having a rough day painwise, aren’t you? Is
it just the prosthetic?”
He saw the denial form in her eyes but after a
moment she shrugged. “The phantom pain has been a
little hairy for the last few days.”
“What are you on for it?”
She gave him her prescription combination and he
immediately thought of some alternatives. “I can tweak
that for you if you want to try a different dosage or
something else entirely.”
“Maybe. I’ll give it another day or two and call you
if things don’t improve.”
“Right. I’m sure you will. And you can bet, I’ll just
be waiting by the phone.”
She actually smiled at his dry tone before she pulled
the door to her car closed and started the engine.
It wasn’t much of a smile, but he still wanted to
freeze the moment in his mind forever.
Someone was following her.
She picked up the tail in her rearview mirror five
minutes after she left the clinic, just as she turned onto
Cold Creek Road and headed home.
She slowed down a little to give him time to catch
up so she could verify who her pursuer might be.
Sure enough, she saw Jake’s silver SUV in her
rearview mirror.
She sighed heavily, torn between giving a little scream