A WHISPER OF ETERNIT

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"What do you mean?"

"His eyes!I felt like he could see clear through me. How well do you know him?"

She shrugged. "Like I said, he's just an acquaintance."Acquaintance was hardly an adequate description, she thought, remembering the passionate kisses and intimate embraces she and Dominic had shared.

"Does he know that? He looked mighty jealous to me."

Was that it? Was Dominic jealous? She was surprised to find herself pleased by the idea. And now that she thought about it, she decidedBryan was right. Dominic had looked jealous.And angry.

Glancing over her shoulder, she saw he was standing where they had left him. Even from this distance, she could feel his gaze burning into her.

Come to me.

She took one step toward him and then another and then stopped abruptly. What was she doing? "Tracy, hey,Tracy , are you okay?"

She glanced over her shoulder."Yes, why?" "You looked kind of funny there for a minute."
"I'm fine. Let's go have a nightcap, shall we?"

A shiver of unease slithered downTracy 's spine as she climbed the porch steps. Why hadn't she left a light on? Why hadn't she ever noticed how ominous the house looked at night with the lights out and the moon shining down on it? The thought that it resembled one of Count Dracula's domains crossed her mind yet again. Maybe Dominic was really the infamous Count. Maybe he had decided to leave the mountains of Translyvania and take a vacation on the coast ofCalifornia .

Shaking off her foolish thoughts, she unlocked the door and stepped into the entryway.
The words, dark as a tomb, leaped to the forefront of her mind.

"Enough!"

The word seemed to echo off the walls…enough… enough… enough .

She flipped on the light switch. Hurrying into the living room, she turned on all the lights,then went into the kitchen, turning lights on as she went.

She paused at the foot of the stairway, her heart pounding as she stared at the darkness at the top of the second floor landing.

Blowing out a deep breath, she turned and went back into the kitchen. A cup of peppermint tea was just