Parallel Lies

On impulse, she unhooked the gold chain she wore around her neck, then popped open the attached locket to reveal tiny photos of her mother and father. Pulling up the edge of Sully Sullivan’s smiling face, she slipped a sensor underneath, then covered it with the picture.

Just as she was double-checking her handiwork, she heard a door slam. Looking up, she saw Zack coming down the steps of the Howell mansion with an overstuffed briefcase in his hand, so she closed the trunk, then smiled and offered him the photo of Shelby. “Here it is.”

“Great.” He cleared his throat. “Before I go, I’d like to apologize. I was a jerk when you first got here, and I’m sorry.”

“Find my sister and all is forgiven. And if you see her before I do, give her this.” She held out the necklace.

Accepting it, he looked inside the locket. “Your mom? I never saw a picture of her before. You girls look a lot like her. A lot like Sully, too.”

“Take good care of it, okay?” Sabrina asked softly. “When Shelby sees it, she’ll know she can trust you.”

“Good idea.” He nodded his approval. “She might not believe she needs to be rescued, right? She’ll trust John, and be suspicious of me.”

“Right. And even if she realizes she’s been kidnapped, she’ll be suspicious of everyone. Except me. Which is why I need to be there.” She touched his arm. “Call me as soon as you get a lead, please?”

“Sure. You’ll be the first to know.” He flashed a confident smile. “I’ll check in tomorrow. In the meantime, if you think of anything else I should know, call me. Here’s my number.”

She accepted his business card, then thanked him and waved goodbye until he had roared away in his sports car.

She knew he was lying, of course. He had no intention of sharing information with her. At least, not willingly. But thanks to the global positioning device, she would track his every movement. If he got a lead on Shelby’s location, Sabrina would head there as soon as he made his move.

And in the meantime, maybe she’d find the location first.

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