VEIL OF OBSESSION

something dangerous. Olivia's pulse thundered in her ears as Nolan's grip o

re closer now. S

board c

house wasn't trying

. In the dim glow of the emergency lights, his face was a

nother

sound came fr

ed. "There's more tha

ee hand slipped into the inside of his jacke

oing on?" she deman

an adjoining corridor. His movements were precise as if he knew the house'

to ceiling. A massive desk sat in the center, a fire still crackling in the

ookshelf swung inward, r

. "You have secret pa

are her a glanc

inside, shutting the panel just as anoth

oking for valuables. They were loo

r was cooler here, the scent of aged wood and damp stone filling Olivi

for now,"

arp. "What the hell was that,

htened. "I

You're Nolan Blackwood. You don't seem like the kind o

just for a moment. Then it was gone, r

surface, Olivia," he said. "Thin

ned. "Li

arge, locked cabinet in the corner. He pulled out a

. Others had no markings at all. But the one Nolan reached for was thick,

nd immediately fel

. Blood-splattered walls. A wrecked car. A

r Bla

my brother died,"

seen these photos before. The

e of the wreck. The car's back tire had deep gashes along the rubber as if it had been tampered w

ke out a face, but Olivia co

ed," Nolan said. His voice was deadly calm. "An

hered down O

red it up," s

e, his dark eyes

. Was the break-in upstairs connected to this? Had someo

is to me now

se I believe you're already in this, O

ped. "What are y

pulled out another photograph. This one

picture

r outside her apartment, looking over her shoulder as

n cold. "Wha

illed my brother is watching you now, Oli

rough the vents, sending

r than she'd

as no turni