unfolded before her eyes and then report what she had seen.
And she saw it all.
Eve saw Sara open the box and then put her hand inside of the box, pushing around the black tissue paper in search of whatever the box contained. She watched as Sara withdrew her hand from the box screaming as she did so. Eve saw the spider that had attached itself to Sara’s wrist and helplessly watched as Sara spun around and around, still screaming. This terrifying event seemed to go on forever until it ended with Sara sliding down the wall and half sitting on the floor.
As Eve came back to herself, her wide eyes stared unseeingly at Hunter, who still had his arms around her. A sharp pain stabbed through her head and the last thing she saw was blackness.
When she came back to, she was lying on a chaise lounge on Sara’s deck. Hunter was speaking softly but urgently to her.
“Evie, wake up baby,” he said. “Come back to me, Evie.”
She tried to open her eyes, but it was too bright for her to tolerate at first. However, she did manage to wave her hand weakly to show that she was now conscious.
“Oh, thank God,” Hunter breathed. “You know, I really wish there was an easier way for you to do this. It scares the hell out of me every time this happens. Tell me what I can do to help you.”
“Nothing,” Eve whispered. “Just let me lie here for a couple of minutes and then help me to the car. This will pass.”
“I don’t want to seem insensitive, Evie, but the Forensics team will be here shortly. It doesn’t seem to be the best idea for them to find us here, do you think?”
“No, of course not,” Eve said as she struggled to sit up. “Let me just do this slowly. Then you can help me to the car.”
Within about five minutes, Eve was strong enough to stand. Leaning on Hunter, they made their way back to the car. They hoped that no one saw them coming or going, but little could be done about it all now. Chad was going to be furious when she told him what they had done, but she did have some new information for him.
Hunter helped Eve get into the car and then he went around to take the driver’s side. It went without saying that she wasn’t in any condition to safely handle a car right now.
“Why I don’t take you home so you can rest for a little while?” Hunter suggested.
“No, really, I’ll be fine. I probably need something to eat and that will boost my energy level. Besides, I want to check on Skylar. Did you hear from her?”
“Nope, not a word. Do you think that’s bad?”
“Who knows? But she did seem to be pretty computer savvy and starting her off with moving the files into the computer wasn’t all that challenging. Still, I want to see how she’s doing.”
As they headed to the office, Eve took the opportunity to tell Hunter what she had seen in her vision. By the time she had finished talking, he looked slightly pale but also very angry. He parked the car in front of the office and turned off the engine.
“That’s just too horrible for words,” he said. “No wonder you passed out! I would love to get my hands on the person responsible for this. Sara was a good person and she certainly didn’t deserve such a terrifying death.”
“I know,” Eve agreed. “That’s why we’ve got to do all we can to find out what really happened and why Sara was targeted. Of course, it’s totally possible that she was just being stalked by some lunatic because that does happen more than I’d like to think. But that doesn’t feel like what it was all about, if that makes sense.”
“Yeah, it does make sense. But we’re going to figure this out, Evie. No one should get away with that kind of evil.”
Reaching over to Hunter, Eve pulled him to her across the seat for a hug.
“You’ve got such a good heart, Hunter,” she smiled. “And I love you.”
He embraced her back and gave her a quick kiss.
“It’s so nice to be appreciated,” he said.
“Consider yourself appreciated,” Eve