Stalk Her (ePub)

"Let me see you home," Cain Roberts said, and in the darkness, his voice sounded so clear and warm that Lisa Rowan could not resist. He stood before her with the parking lot lights shining on his face. Lisa could feel his warmth he was standing so close, and she shivered again, only this time not from the cold.
"Oh, it's not...I mean, you don't..." she stammered at a sudden loss for words.
"I insist."
She felt safe with him and was happy for the offer of an escort. "Ok. Follow me."
When they turned down a gravel drive off a darkened cul-de-sac, Cain's radar switched on. His years on the streets had given him a sixth sense, and it was on hyper drive right now. He noted the dark oleander bushes lining the drive and the dull orange glow of the single street light, and he noticed how quiet it was. Lisa pulled her car into a small driveway in front of a one-car garage, and Cain eased his truck in behind her car. He got out of his truck in time to help Lisa gather her purse and a white cardboard box full of crayon drawings and roughly printed worksheets. On the porch, moths flitted in the bright, white porch light and crickets chirped in the boxwoods under the wide front windows. As Cain set the box of children's schoolwork down, Lisa fumbled in her purse for her keys, her hands beginning to shake as she felt Cain's warm hand on her shoulder. She turned and looked into his face half darkened by shadow. His head began to lower and his hand became more firm on her shoulder. Lisa's heart stopped, her breath caught in her throat. A thump from inside the house and the sudden tension in Lisa's shoulders stopped Cain. His blood ran cold.
"Oh my god," she breathed. "It's him."
Lisa Rowan was finally living her dream life. She had her own place and a job she loved teaching kindergarten at Poplar Ridge Elementary School. With her parents traveling, her colleagues and her students were her family. At least that is what she thought until threatening phones calls and letters shatter her sense of peach and leave her feeling she can trust no one.
A desire to protect herself puts Lisa on a path toward love...and reclaiming her dream life for herself.