Dani nodded slowly. “Okay. The dream started a few months ago, back in the summer. When the senator’s daughter was murdered by that serial killer in Boston.”
“The one they haven’t caught yet?”
“Yeah.”
Paris was frowning. “I’m missing the connection.”
“I didn’t think there was one. Which is why I didn’t think it was a premonition.”
Without pouncing on that admission, her sister said, “Until something changed. What?”
“I saw a news report. The federal agent in charge of the investigation in Boston is the man in my dream. Bishop.”
“I still don’t see—”
“His wife is Miranda Bishop. Remember her?”
Paris sat up straighter. “It was—What? Nearly a year and a half ago? She’s the one who told us about Haven.”
“Yeah. She met with us in Atlanta. You and Danny were one argument away from splitting up, and I was between jobs and at loose ends. Neither one of us was interested in becoming a fed, even with the Special Crimes Unit. But working for Haven…that sounded interesting.”
Absently, Paris said, “That was the last straw for Danny, you know. When I wanted to use my abilities, when I got a job that actually required them. I saw how creeped-out he was. How could I stay with someone who felt that way about any part of me?”
“Yeah, I know. Been there. Most of the guys I’ve met couldn’t get past the fact that I was an identical twin; having dreams that literally came true hasn’t exactly been seen as a fun bonus.”
“We are unique.”
“Well, sometimes I think being ordinary might have been easier.”
“Maybe. Less fun, though.” Paris shook her head. “Getting back to your dream—are you saying it has something to do with that serial killer?”
“I think so.”
“Why?”
“A feeling.”
Paris watched her steadily. “What else?”
Dani didn’t want to answer, but finally did. “Whatever was down in that basement was—is—evil. A kind of evil I’ve never felt before. And one thing that has been the same in every single version of my dream is the fact that it has Miranda.”
“She’s a hostage?”
“She’s bait.”
BANTAM BOOKS BY KAY HOOPER
The Bishop Trilogies
Stealing Shadows
Hiding in the Shadows
Out of the Shadows
Touching Evil
Whisper of Evil
Sense of Evil
Hunting Fear
Chill of Fear
Sleeping with Fear
Blood Dreams
The Quinn Novels
Once a Thief
Romantic Suspense
Amanda
After Caroline
Finding Laura
Hunting Rachel
Classic Fantasy and Romance
On Wings of Magic
The Wizard of Seattle
My Guardian Angel (anthology)
Yours to Keep (anthology)
Golden Threads
Something Different/Pepper’s Way
C.J.’s Fate
The Haunting of Josie
ILLEGAL POSSESSION
A Bantam Book
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Bantam Loveswept mass market edition published March 1985
Bantam mass market edition / April 2008
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