Firefly Run by Milburn, Trish

and that he’d increase the patrols near Bobcat Ridge. Though Shelly had been concerned Eddie might go after her parents, Reed’s gut told him Eddie was in the area. All the little occurrences that Shelly had discounted added up in his mind to a plan carefully crafted to keep Shelly on edge and begin to doubt herself. Eddie was the type of person who’d put such a plan in motion and then pounce when his victim finally conceded she’d lost her mind and been imagining everything. Reed hated that he didn’t have a team of officers at his disposal to canvass the area. The best he could do was keep his eyes and ears open and have Chris and Shelly do the same. And hope he was fast enough to catch Eddie before he struck. **** Through their combined efforts, the cleanup and repair work went quicker than Shelly had dared hope. Soon, sawdust and a large brush pile would be all the evidence left from the storm. The job was manageable enough now that she left it to the two men and returned to neglected office duties. But even with Reed only a short distance across the yard, she couldn’t manage to keep her back to the door. Thoughts of Eddie Victor creeping in and slitting her throat before she could scream had her looking over her shoulder every five seconds. She watched as the retired Army buddies from Georgia drove out of the parking lot for a day of hiking. She couldn’t believe she had any guests left. She’d spoken with all of them about the potential danger first thing that morning and br