Page 39 of Hidden Shadows
His mouth opened and closed. “I didn’t—”
“Youdid.” Nixon pulled him off the wall and shoved him back again. “The police are on their way to arrest your ass.”
Finley gasped when the guy’s head hit the trailer, hard. “Nixon—”
“Why?” Nixon growled, ignoring her.
Rad’s voice grew a bit firmer, anger slivering into his words. “Ididn’ttake photos of you and her.”
“What’s going on?” Finley turned to see Beth approaching the trailer, worry on her face. “Let him go!”
“No,” Nixon said, voice a hard line. “He left a little package at our resort for Finley. Police will be here soon.”
Beth frowned. “I asked him to take the package to the resort. Someone left it here at the trailer door, so I asked him to run it over to you. Why? What’s going on?”
Nixon frowned, finally stepping back. Rad straightened his clothes, anger on his face.
Finley swallowed, gaze shifting from Rad to Beth. “I should have told you this earlier.”
Beth cocked her head. “Told us what?”
“I have a stalker.”
CHAPTER13
“I’m not angry, Finley. I just wish you’d told me what was going on from the beginning,” Beth said.
Finley swallowed, fingers tightening around the phone at her ear. She was back in her hotel room. She and Nixon had returned a few hours ago. The second news about the stalker had been revealed, Beth, Rad, and the police had worked with her and Nixon to file a report.
The police had taken the photos to see if they could get any prints, but Finley wasn’t hopeful. This guy was no doubt smarter than that.
“I’m sorry,” Finley said quietly, pulling at a loose thread on her yoga pants. “You’ve been so good to me, offering this job, and I didn’t want to lose it or have you question whether I should be here. It was selfish.”
“I wouldn’t have taken the job away from you. I love your work. And your content from this fair has helped us make it the success it’s been. I just would have put more security in place from the start.”
God, the woman was too good to her. It was Christmas in four days, and somehow she’d managed to organize more security for the fair in an attempt to keep it safe not just for Finley but everyone who attended. “Thank you.”
“No, thankyou. People have come from all over the province of Ontario. You are worth your weight in gold, girl.”
“I love that I’ve been able to help you and Rad.” She sighed, relieved. “My visits will just be quick ones from here on out. I’ll try some of your signature drinks from the pop-up café, maybe get footage of the kids playing in the snow. I also need to try tobogganing. Then that should be it.”
They’d been due to fly out December thirtieth, but she was sure Nixon would be changing that to an earlier flight.
She should be happy at the prospect of leaving early, but she wasn’t. They hadn’t figured out what they were doing after this. No part of her wanted to go to a safe house with a random guard. And her time with Nixon was coming to an end.
Her heart gave a sad turn at the thought.
“It all sounds wonderful, Finley. You stay safe, okay? And let me know if I can help in any other way.”
“I will. Thank you, Beth.”
When the call ended, she glanced at the connecting door. Her legs twitched to go over there and talk to him. The only thing stopping her was the fact that the second they’d gotten back to the hotel, he’d immediately disappeared inside his room and hadn’t come out.
If that didn’t scream,I want to be alone, then nothing did. Whether he was annoyed about the package, the fact that she’d gone with him to the fair, or just a combination of everything, she wasn’t sure.
But God, how had they been in bed kissing this morning, and now she didn’t even feel like she could knock on his door?
With a sigh, she moved into the bathroom and turned on the shower. She was usually a morning-shower person, so showering at five in the evening felt strange, but man, she needed to wash this day away.
