Page 36 of Deception

As she did, a shadow paused by their table.

She looked up and saw a man in his early forties wearing green scrubs standing there. His gaze was on Mitzi.

“Sorry to interrupt, but you work at the hospital in Oasis, right?” he said. “You’re new.”

A grin spread across Mitzi’s face, and her persona changed from casual to flirtatious.

She batted her eyelashes, clearly using her feminine wiles.

“I am.” She leaned forward, her lips pursed now. “I saw you there earlier.”

He extended his hand. “Dr. Darren Peters.”

“I’m Mitzi.” She gingerly placed her hand in his.

“Are you also new in town?”

This man could have some answers. Olive just needed to let Mitzi have a go at him.

Knowing that, Olive slid from the booth and rose. “I hate to run, but I do need to get going. It was good catching up.”

Mitzi gave her a nod.

As she walked away, she heard Mitzi and Darren talking.

A doctor at the hospital would be a great contact.

Now she just needed to let Mitzi work her magic.

But as soon as Olive stepped outside, she paused.

Her skin on her neck crawled.

There it was again. That feeling of being watched.

She glanced around the dark parking lot.

Then her phone buzzed.

Cautiously, she pulled her gaze away from her surroundings and glanced at the screen.

A picture appeared.

A picture of Olive and Mitzi having drinks together a few moments earlier.

Someonehadbeen following her. Watching her.

And this person wanted her to know it.

How had someone even gotten this number? Only a few people here had it—including Rebecca and now Sabrina.

In the distance, she thought she heard an engine rev.

A motorcycle engine.

CHAPTER 20

Olive had just enough time to run by her old house before she met up with Sabrina. But as she drove, she kept her eyes peeled.

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