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packages?”
    And that was that as far as his father was concerned. Deal with stuff and move on. Wade grimaced and sighed. “Yes.”
    â€œWhat?”
    â€œWhat does it matter?”
    â€œSix weeks, son. This has been going on for six weeks.”
    â€œI know, Dad. I’m aware.”
    â€œAnd who knows how long she was watching you beforethen? Learning your habits and—” His father blew out a hard breath and dropped his head in his hands.
    Wade winced. His dad was right. At first it was just small things like a teddy bear with some of his favorite chocolate candies. He’d mistakenly thought Amy had gotten them for him for his birthday and had them delivered. But she’d claimed no knowledge. Neither had his sister-in-law. Or his father.
    Next it had been a box of his favorite soap and aftershave, followed by two tickets to the concert he’d mentioned wanting to see. All things he’d talked about on his radio show.
    Innocent gifts. Thoughtful gifts. Or they would be if they were from someone he knew. Coming from a stranger who obviously wanted to stay anonymous was a bit creepy. Okay, a lot creepy.
    He looked into his father’s frowning eyes. “This past Monday I got home from the office to find expensive matching baseball jerseys for me and Amy.”
    â€œJerseys?”
    â€œAtlanta Braves jerseys.”
    â€œYour favorite baseball team.” His dad shook his head. “This is getting too bizarre.”
    â€œNo kidding. One of my callers was worried about her marriage. I suggested doing something her husband enjoyed. She said he liked baseball so I talked a little about the Braves and how Amy and I enjoy going to the games every so often. I told her we got a lot of talking in during the drive there and even during the lulls in the game and that it was a good bonding experience. She seemed to like the idea.”
    â€œAnd someone sent you jerseys.” His father seemed to have trouble wrapping his mind around it.
    â€œYes, but that’s not the scary part.”
    â€œWhat is?”
    â€œThe size was perfect. Not just mine, but Amy’s too.”

[6]
    Olivia paced outside Wade’s room. She wanted to help in the search for Maddy, but knew the people involved were more than capable. Her job was to protect her client. Her phone rang and she slammed it to her ear after a glance at the screen. “Did you find her?”
    â€œYes.”
    A bolt of fear shot through Olivia at Haley’s curt response. “Tell me.”
    â€œShe’s on her way to the hospital. We found her about thirty minutes ago.” Haley’s usually mild Irish accent had thickened. Her grim tone sent dread racing through Olivia’s blood. “She was in the trunk of her car. The passenger window was blown out.” A pause. “Liv, it’s obvious that someone ambushed her.” Haley’s voice wavered. “I don’t know if she’s going to make it or not.”
    â€œThat bad?”
    â€œHer throat was cut.”
    Olivia gasped and stumbled against the wall. A nurse lifted her head and frowned. Olivia ignored her and tried get a handleon her shock. Her usually unflappable emotions had just taken a hit.
    â€œSarah and her team are here working the scene.” Sarah Baldwin, lead CSI for the crime scene unit. Knowing she was there brought a small measure of comfort. “But that’s not all,” Haley said. “Whoever did this left a note.”
    â€œWhat does it say?”
    â€œIt’s three words written as two sentences. ‘Apologize. He’s mine.’”
    Olivia stayed silent for a moment as she processed the message. “The second part indicates jealousy on the part of a woman.”
    â€œOh definitely. We already knew that. It’s the reason his father hired us.”
    â€œI know, I know. I’m just thinking out loud. Who’s supposed to