Her Darkest Nightmare (51 page)
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Authors: Brenda Novak
“Thanks.” He started for the door, then paused. “She's also going to see an obstetrician while she's there.”
“She might be pregnant?” Evelyn hadn't encountered one pregnant woman since coming to Hilltop, not until this morning. Now she'd seen one and was hearing about another?
“I'm hoping. I'm afraid she'll insist we start fertility treatments if we don't conceive soon, and⦔
He seemed to be searching for the right words.
“And that would add more stress to an already challenging transition,” Evelyn supplied.
His lips curved into a ghost of the smile he'd given her the day she hired him, letting her know his situation at home was already far from ideal. “Yes,” he said and walked out.
Evelyn stared after him. Other than Stacy Wilheim, the only other woman on the team, he was her favorite. Maybe if Annie could conceive, she'd be more fulfilled, more content in Alaskaâand Evelyn would be able to hang on to Les.
Returning to Bishop's file on her desk, she finally located the detective's name and picked up the phone to call him. She was still thinking about Annie and Jennifer, and whether a baby might be the right thing for her own life, when Penny knocked and poked her head into the room.
“What is it?” Evelyn asked, phone in hand.
“Lyman Bishop would like to speak to you.”
“
Again?
” She hung up before the phone could ring. “Why?”
“He won't say.”
She thought of Jennifer Hall. Maybe this was a good thing, the opportunity she needed. “Have two correctional officers bring him to any interview room that's open.”
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BRENDA NOVAK
and her husband, Ted, live in Sacramento and are the proud parents of five childrenâthree girls and two boys. When she's not spending time with her family or writing, Brenda is usually working on her annual fund-raiser for diabetes research. Brenda's novels have made the
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CONTENTS
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.
HER DARKEST NIGHTMARE
Copyright © 2016 by Brenda Novak.
Excerpt from
Hello Again
copyright © 2016 by Brenda Novak.
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