Free Geek Bear (Bear Shifter Paranormal Romance) (Rescue Bears Book 6) by Scarlett Grove

door, it flung open before she had a chance to knock. The look on his face made her heart stop.
    He was wearing a huge smile that told her he was overjoyed to see her. Or was it just that he’d found the stalker and was excited about his own genius? She couldn’t quite tell.
    “Come in,” he said, holding the door open for her.
    She stepped inside, looking around his living room. She walked over to the chair that still sat beside his in front of the computer.
    “So, I’ve been doing background research on the dozen suspects we found earlier.”
    “You said you had a lead?”
    “Yes. Look at this man. His name is Charles Shaw. He used to work for your publishing company.”
    “How do you know my publisher?”
    He gave her a look that said, “ Oh please, ” and went back to clicking through the tabs on his screen.
    “Anyway, Charles Shaw used to be a minor editor at your publishing company. He was fired three months ago after an altercation with the head editor of the romance department.”
    “What was it about?”
    “I can’t say for sure. They don’t have any digital files explaining what the argument was about. But he was fired soon after that.”
    “My company is headquartered in New York. All the editors live there. How could he have sent those letters from all around the Seattle area?”
    “He moved out here three months ago.”
    “I’ve never worked with this guy. How does he even know about me?”
    “That, I haven’t been able to pinpoint either. But my educated guess is that he had something to do with your books and got attached to you. When they fired him, he decided to follow you out to Seattle.”
    “That’s crazy. Why?”
    “It’s a mistake to expect his motivations to be rational.”
    “Well, what now?”
    “I’ve sent this information to the detective overseeing your case. I’m afraid it’s in their hands now.”
    “They aren’t going to do anything,” Willow said, crestfallen.
    She’d hoped that Corey would have a plan past just sending the information to the useless police.
    “I could have some of my contacts in Seattle look into it. I know some guys who could take care of this man, once and for all.”
    Willow looked at him, her mouth dropping open in shock. Was he suggesting they have Charles Shaw murdered?
    “You’d have him killed?” she whispered, her voice croaking.
    “Of course not. I’d just have him beat up a little and told to leave you alone.”
    “I guess that doesn’t sound too terrible.”
    “Don’t you want him to leave you alone?”
    “Yes. Definitely.”
    “Good. I’ll let my guys know. They’re ex-military. Very good. Very subtle.”
    Willow stood up from her chair and started to pace around while Corey made some phone calls. He was smiling and excited like this was the most fun he’d had in ages.
    Learning the name of her stalker and seeing his face hadn’t made her feel any better. She wished the cops would just do what they were supposed to.
    Maybe she should go home and get a restraining order now that she knew who he was. She could legitimately have him arrested for bothering her after that.
    She knew that would take forever and it would largely be ineffective if he did come after her. At least Corey was doing something. She was grateful he was taking control of the situation. It made her feel safer.
    He hung up his phone sat beside her on the couch.
    “My guys are going to look into it. You won’t be bothered by that sicko again.”
    “I don’t know what to say.”
    “It’s nothing. You saw how easy it was to find him. The cops could have done something similar. But to be honest, they just don’t care that much about this kind of thing.”
    “You’re telling me.”
    “I’m glad I could help you, Willow,” he said, taking her hand.
    He brought her hand to his lips and kissed the tender flesh between her knuckles. A sharp shiver went up her spine and her entire body shuddered.
    She didn’t want him to betray his own decisions,