The Sooner the Better (1998)
“It took her a long moment to recover.
“How’d you know where I was?” she asked with unreal calm. That was probably one of the less important questions, but the first to surface in her confused mind. “What about…” She swallowed her inquiry about the armed guard rather than alert him to the fact that there was one on the premises. She sincerely hoped the guard had gone for a sandwich—and that he’d return any minute. Jason had killed at least once and she didn’t think he’d hesitate to do so again.
...“Your father was quite informative,” Jason told her before popping another juicy grape into his mouth.
“My father would never speak to you.”
Jason’s grin mocked her. “He would if he thought he was speaking to Gary Franklin, your dear fiancé who’s so terribly worried because he hasn’t heard from you.” He mimicked a Southern accent. “We’ve had several lovely chats. He told me all about Jack Keller taking you to Mexico City. He even gave me the name of the hotel.”MoreLess
“How’d you know where I was?” she asked with unreal calm. That was probably one of the less important questions, but the first to surface in her confused mind. “What about…” She swallowed her inquiry about the armed guard rather than alert him to the fact that there was one on the premises. She sincerely hoped the guard had gone for a sandwich—and that he’d return any minute. Jason had killed at least once and she didn’t think he’d hesitate to do so again.
...“Your father was quite informative,” Jason told her before popping another juicy grape into his mouth.
“My father would never speak to you.”
Jason’s grin mocked her. “He would if he thought he was speaking to Gary Franklin, your dear fiancé who’s so terribly worried because he hasn’t heard from you.” He mimicked a Southern accent. “We’ve had several lovely chats. He told me all about Jack Keller taking you to Mexico City. He even gave me the name of the hotel.”MoreLess
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