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explained to them what Arabella had found.
    “ I’m so sorry, baby.” Nanette leaned over and kissed her granddaughter. “Does the article say what hospital he is in?”
    Arabella finished reading the write-up, but there had been no mention as to where Jade Landale was being treated. “No.” She clicked back to the list of other web addresses that mentioned his name. “Here’s something.” She clicked on an article in a San Antonio newspaper.
    A gasp escaped her lips. The other article had hit hard enough, but this one took her breath away. A smiling Jade Landale stood at the side of a beautiful blonde. CONGRESSMAN ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT. Arabella slowly shut the computer, stood up and exited the room.

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    Elizabeth started to follow her daughter up the stairs.
    “ Let her be for a while.” Nanette stopped her daughter. “Evangeline, get on that thing and see if you can find anything else out about that boy. Something is not right, here. Elizabeth, can’t you pick anything up?”
    Removing the golden brown French toast from the griddle, Elizabeth prepared her mother a plate. “No, I can’t sense him at all, probably because he’s never been here, nor do we have any material item that he has ever touched. I have to have some physical contact with an individual before I can hone in on anything.”
    Evangeline did not find anything more on the internet relating to his accident. She did find several sites devoted to raising support and money for a possible gubernatorial race in his name. After breakfast, she had every intention of going up and checking on her cousin. Before she could head up the stairs, Nanette stopped her.
    “ Wait a minute, sweetie. We have a big job to do. As much as I would like to help Arabella find her beau, what I came here for trumps that concern. I saw danger in the waters and I cannot get the idea out of my head that what happened to those little girls down the road is tied in with my vision.” Nanette’s narrative got their attention.
    “ I see where you’re going with this, Mom.” Elizabeth helped herself to a second piece of French toast; her perfect figure not in keeping with her appetite. “Our involvement will not go unnoticed by the killer.”
    “ Absolutely. His first thought will be that the psychic who found the body will more than likely be able to identify him. We must put up a ward to keep him or anyone else who would do us harm from coming onto this property.”
    Angelique stood up and announced, “I’ll begin gathering the supplies, Nanette. Time is of the essence.”
    “ I know this is Christmas Eve, and what we’d rather be doing is baking, decorating and making eggnog. But I can’t stress to you how imperative it is that we put a wall of protection around this house.” No one argued with her. While Angelique readied all the equipment they would need, Evangeline hurried up to check on Arabella.
    When she came to the closed door of the room, Evangeline could hear Arabella crying. She eased the door open, went in and curled up on the bed next to her heartbroken cousin. “Don’t give up. Maybe there’s an explanation.”
    “ I’m not giving up, he may need help.” Evangeline could barely understand the words spoken into the pillow.
    “ Sit up, so I can talk to you.” All of a sudden, Evangeline felt older than her cousin. Arabella scooted back until she could rest against the headboard. Her beautiful face was tear-streaked and swollen.
    “ You have to remember, he may not even understand what is happening to him. He met you in a dream. Some power has linked the two of you together for a reason.”
    “ I have told myself the same thing, Evangeline. I can’t believe he is the type of person who would betray a commitment. If he is engaged, what we have is not real to him. More importantly, I must know what has happened to him.” She got off the bed and went to the sink to wash her face.
    Evangeline followed her into the bathroom. “Grandmother