Chapter 43

• His anger radiated into her system. She gripped the desk harder trying to focus on staying above the vile emotions flooding into her. “Elaine, I…” She tried to swallow again. “I knew Elaine.”
• He released her shoulder and smiled. “Elaine had brains.” He frowned. “I almost liked her.” He stood there quietly for a moment. “She asked questions, thought she was going with me to see my working prototype…” He shook his head and studied her again.
• Jac felt the bottle by her hand and hoped it was the window cleaner. If she could just get to the door… The phone rang making her jump. She stared at it as it continued to ring. He didn’t look at it once, just continued to stand there and leer at her. He moved suddenly, grabbing her wrist, pulling her hand away from the bottle.