:AST OF CHARACTERS
:m--A
depriv
er eyes
see?
--Is the five-year-old s imaginary
~st a figment of her imagination， or
，n angel?
the littlest angel protect the family
m， M.D.--The sexy doctor has quite
nanner. But is he open to help from
)urces?
，rd， nurse--The cheerful， efficient
;rybody s helpmate， and her feelings
\"is on s \"rather are more than strictly
iI.
b/I--The talkative blond Texan is in
ossip for her column in the weekly
how far will she go to get a scoop?
/--Janet s lanky， likable husband is
different cloth than his gossipy wife.
S--Why is it that the ~udgy，
etective is so curiously unwilling
ite the attacks on Shanna?
cer--Shanna s aunt Emma relied on
Chapter One
Midnight darkness seeped into the mountain valley，
and the furtive figure skirting the old Victorian house
was scarcely more than a flickering shadow in the
moonless night. Tall lodgepole pines stood like giant
sentinels on the rocky hillside， their thick-needled
branches moving slightly in a hushed stillness.
A small porch lamp sent a radius of light down the
， front steps of the house， vaguely illuminating the far
corners of the front porch but too feeble to reach the
side of the house， where a late-model Ford was
parked.
A crunch of hurried footsteps on the gravel broke
the night s stillness. A pair of gloved hands reached
out and slowly and silently lifted the hood of the car.
Muffled sounds of labored breathing and scraping
metal were carried away on the soft night breeze. A
moment later， retreating footsteps and a satisfied sigh
left a hushed silence on the hillside.
There， it was done. And no one the wiser.
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