Free Prince Charming (Behind the Screen, #1) by Iris Deorre

I’ve got as much as I can. Any more and we’ll be in trouble.’
    ‘I agree,’ said Doctor Soli. ‘I think he’ll be comfortable enough for another year or two.’
    ‘Chemo might get rid of more. But we both know it won’t go away completely.’
    ‘Yes.’
    She sighed. She loved her job, she loved feeling like the hero and sometimes she felt as if life and death were in her hands.
    ‘Would you like to close up?’ she asked an intern.
    ‘Yes, I’d like that very much.’
    ‘Great. All yours.’ She stepped back. ‘It was good to catch up Soli.’ She left them.
    The rest of the day Harmony had rounds, and she was on call for any emergency.
    ****
    ‘Y ou look tired. Bad date?’ asked Yasmina when he walked in.
    ‘Not actually. It was a great date.’ He couldn’t get what Harmony had said to him last night. Prince charming? Was he the same man?
    ‘I think my date has met prince charming.’
    Yasmina looked up from the screen. ‘Did you get a description?’
    ‘No, not yet. I didn’t want to worry her.’
    ‘A name, a number?’
    ‘Well... his name is Tony.’
    ‘Tony who?’
    ‘She doesn’t know.’
    ‘That’s odd, why date someone you barely know.’
    ‘That’s the thing, I don’t even know her surname. It makes me wonder how many things people do without thinking. We...’ He decided not to give her the details. ‘Dating is a funny thing. You go from one date to another; you forget who is who sometimes.’
    ‘But guessing by the look in your eyes, you won’t be forgetting her any time soon.’
    ‘No I won’t. But I’m worried about her.’
    ‘’You’ll have to get a description. It would be helpful. I’m sure she knows where he works.’
    ‘Yes well, I’ll set it up. I’ll plan a date and try to get that information from her.’
    ‘The sooner the better, this guy could strike again.’
    ‘Yes, if he’s the guy, he could come for Harmony’
    ‘You wouldn’t want that.’
    ‘No, I feel like a fool. I should’ve asked her all those questions.’
    ‘Ah, but you couldn’t. You like her, you were probably floating on cloud nine. I also think you did the right thing. You wouldn’t want to alarm her.’
    ‘Of course not. I’ll arrange to see her soon though. The sooner the better, it’s for her safety too.’
    Just then a meeting was called. The chief wanted progress on the case. The media and the families of the women were breathing down his back.
    ‘Where are we? Any clues, anything at all?’
    ‘We have something,’ said Derek.
    ‘What? What do you have so I can get the wolves off my back!?’ He hated the media. They had a way of spinning the story and making the police look bad.
    ‘We know that he’s using the name Prince Charming and I know someone who might have met him.’
    ‘Who is this someone? Why don’t we have more?’
    ‘I’m working on it sir.’
    ‘That’s not good enough. We need to work on this fast.’
    ‘I don’t want to alert this person.’
    ‘Well if you don’t she could be next.’
    ‘I’m aware of that. Could you please let me handle it my way? We both know I’m good at my job, and we will find this bastard and the women.’
    The chief sucked in a deep breath to control his temper.
    ‘Fine! But don’t take too long!’
    There was a bit more discussion, but it didn’t bring them any closer to finding the women.
    ‘I’m counting on you Derek. Twenty four hours. You have twenty four hours to get the information we need, or else I’ll have someone else on this case.’
    ‘Yes sir.’
    ****
    S he walked into the crowded restaurant and looked around.
    ‘Can I help you ma’am?’ asked a waiter.
    ‘I’m meeting someone, not sure if she’s here yet.’ Harmony scanned around the restaurant. ‘Ah, there she is.’ She walked towards the table. ‘Misty!’
    Misty stood up and took her into a hug. ‘I thought you’d never call.’
    ‘But I did.’ She smiled.
    They sat down.
    ‘You want another one of those?’ Harmony