Free Finding the Magic by Cait Miller Page B

been watching in turns with high-powered binoculars and thermal imaging cameras. Waiting for darkness to fall and the lights to go out. Then it would be safer to approach the house and disable the motion sensors and alarm system. The snow was a problem at the moment, making for poor visibility, but later it would be an advantage.
    He didn’t think the couple had bonded yet since they had apparently spent most of the last forty-eight hours in opposite ends of the house. There was a small chance that he was wrong though and it scared the hell out of him. There had been a moment earlier that day, when he had watched through the windows as the couple had been hot and heavy in the office chair, that he had thought it was all over. They had stopped though, for whatever reason, and since neither one of them had changed, he figured he was safe.
    Not for the first time, he wished he hadn’t taken the professor up on his job offer. Prison would have been the better deal after all. There was a much bigger chance of getting out of there with your life. After this job, he was getting out, the professor could find himself a new “head of acquisitions”. The money wasn’t worth it anymore. At this rate, he wasn’t going to be alive to spend it anyway.
    He shifted slightly, clenching and unclenching hands that had begun to go numb from the cold. The sound of approaching vehicles broke the silence of the evening. Moments later, a voice murmured from his headset, “Sir, I’ve got four vehicles on the road approaching the gate.”
    “Watch them, I want descriptions.”
    What the hell were they doing getting visitors at this time ?Moments passed and he listened intently, heard the car doors slam.
    “Looks like four men and a woman. They’re inside, sir, no clear ID. Damn snow. They were all covered up. Had luggage though, looks like they’re staying.”
    “I want to know who they are.”
    “Yes, sir.”
    Henry cursed silently. It would be stupid to try for the house now. Unless circumstances changed, his best bet was to wait and keep watching for his chance. And if he was too late, then he was just going to have to disappear a little bit sooner than planned.
    * * * * *
    Jayne was in the library when she heard the cars in the driveway. She had been trying to read for the last couple of hours without great success. Her mind kept wandering back to the scene in Cameron’s office earlier. She was still clueless about why he kept pulling away from her. It was getting incredibly frustrating and she’d give almost anything to be able to read his mind. Since that wasn’t an option, she was just going to have to work harder at convincing him to open up. Meantime, it was still snowing and boredom was circling her.
    Tomorrow she was going outside, snow or not. It was only water after all, she wouldn’t melt. Poor Mary had done her best to entertain her again at dinner. Another dinner at which there had been no sign of Cam. Mary had shrugged it off, saying that he didn’t keep to strict mealtimes and that he usually preferred to eat alone. But Jayne had seen worry in the woman’s eyes and it had made anxiety flutter in her own stomach. Something was definitely going on with that man.
    She put down her book and got to the window in time to see five people gathering bags from the trunks of the vehicles. As the first person climbed the front steps, her spirits rose with them. She followed her curiosity down the hallway and heard Mary’s excited voice drifted toward her.
    “Come in. Come in out of the cold. Oh, Rianne , it’s so nice to see you! You don’t get home often enough.”
    “It’s great to see you, Mum.”
    “Where are my boys?”
    Jayne reached the doorway and stood in the shadows to watch. Even if she hadn’t heard the woman’s reply, she would have identified her immediately as Mary’s daughter. The resemblance was unmistakable in the high cheekbones and smiling mouth. Her short hair was a lighter brown than her