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Оглавление“Someone was here.” Ryan nodded toward the door.
Shelby shifted Chloe to one hip and looked. A breeze lifted a sheet of paper that was affixed to the door. Her chest tightened as a sense of vulnerability swept through her. She scanned the area. No one was loitering nearby. Unless someone was watching them from the woods.
When she glanced back at Ryan, tension emanated from him. He was wearing a light windbreaker-type jacket. Did he have his weapon underneath?
“Let’s get inside.” He nodded toward the door.
She stepped onto the landing and jammed the key into the lock. Ryan waited until she and Chloe were safely inside before he followed them in.
“Call the police.”
Shelby tensed at the urgency in his tone. “What does it say?”
“Paraphrasing? He’s watching.”
Shelby began to pace. “What’s that telling us that we don’t already know? Addy has seen him twice. You chased him.”
“There’s more. He said someday there’ll be no one here to protect you.” Ryan’s jaw tightened. “And Chloe might become collateral damage.”
