Title: Moonbow
Author: Sheila Hollinghead
Published: December 17th, 2013
Publisher:
AltWit Press
Word Count: 65,000
Genre: Inspirational Romantic Suspense
Synopsis:
A widow, a
doctor, an unborn child. Three lives are at risk in this high stakes suspense.
Die Auserwahlten, the Chosen Ones, have impregnated Gisa with an embryonic
clone. Is it evil or just a child? It's up to Dr. Rayden Brooks to untangle the
web that keeps them captive and save their lives. But will Gisa trust him?
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THE MAN
REFUSED to allow the crowd in the hospital cafeteria to thwart his efforts. He
maneuvered to a seat, cutting in front of a young couple, to obtain full view
of his prey. His cap was crammed down over his eyes, but he still saw the way
Dr. Rayden Brooks smiled at the young woman, Adalgisa Ostheim. She bent her
head closer to the doctor and allowed him to touch her arm. Surely, the
doctor's conduct was unethical? The woman may not be the patient of Brooks, but
she was the patient of his colleague, Dr. Cochran.
The man
pulled the brim of his cap lower. He knew this woman—she had been his third and
there was also a fourth. The other three he had forgotten as soon as he had
finished the assignment. But not Adalgisa, or Gisa as she called herself. The
other three had made no more an impression on him than a fly buzzing around his
head. They had all been annoyances, really. All but Adalgisa.
He had
reached his objective with her long ago and moved on. Yet, now he had returned
to her, like a hound-pursued deer searching for water. And Oberste had learned
of his obsession.
The man was
not cognizant of the ways Oberste received information. Regardless, Oberste
knew and had warned him away from the woman. The dangers of disobedience were
great, but here he was, to understand why something within him would not, could
not, allow this.
The man made
a plan. First, he would approach Dr. Cochran, discuss the behavior of Brooks.
If Cochran refused to put a stop to it, he would be eliminated—regardless of
Oberste's orders.
Oberste need
not know. The threat of defection among those recruited was always a concern.
Oberste would accept his story—that Cochran threatened the integrity of the
program. And, of course, Dr. Rayden Brooks would simply be collateral damage.
Oberste would be none the wiser.
He had to
wrench his eyes away from Adalgisa's laughing face to glance at his cell phone.
The meeting was in an hour. Tardiness would not be tolerated. Reluctantly, he
left the hospital cafeteria.
He convinced
himself he had time for a quick stop before the meeting. He drove to the store.
He paused before he entered and smoothed back his blond hair. Placing a
practiced smile on his lips, he approached the counter. "Pack of cigarettes,"
he said to the woman.
She tilted
her head at him, and one eyebrow rose. "Brand?"
"Lucky
Strikes, unfiltered." Nasty habit, but if he was to continue his
surveillance of Adalgisa and Brooks, he needed something to keep his hands
busy. It had nothing to do with quelling his fear of Oberste.
He mimicked
the woman's tilt of the head. "Sorry, make that a carton."
"Sure.
My pleasure."
Yes, Oberste
had his methods, but so did he. He would carry out his plan, seek out Cochran,
and sever the bond between Adalgisa and Brooks. He fervently wished he could
take care of Brooks directly, but the rules forbade contact with those outside
of the organization. If a violation occurred, Oberste always perceived the
infraction, within hours, if not minutes. No deception was allowed; all worked
for the cause.
Still, if
the car of Dr. Rayden Brooks was parked in front of Adalgisa's house when he
returned from the meeting, he would tear him apart with his bare hands, no
matter what Oberste might do to him.
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