Secret Obsession. Robin Perini

a smile, then he frowned. Perspiration dotted her forehead. Her skin had gone gray.

      “Are you okay?”

      She swayed then collapsed at his feet.

      Noah vaulted from his seat and knelt beside her. Her muscles had gone rigid. She met his gaze, her eyes wide with fear. She tried to speak, but couldn’t move. He sniffed her breath. No odor, but it had to be poison.

      Her chest rose once, twice, then simply stopped.

      “No!” Lyssa cried out.

      He started CPR even though he knew she had no chance.

      The cook dashed around the counter. “Chastity!”

      A customer dialed for an ambulance.

      Noah knew there was no hope, but he didn’t stop. He met Lyssa’s gaze and shook his head slowly.

      She closed her eyes and stared down at her feet.

      Then her lids widened. He followed her line of sight.

      Chastity’s order book had opened.

      On the very last page. Infinity.

      Archimedes’s signature.

      Just below the infinity he’d included a new, second symbol. A small spiral moving counterclockwise on the page, followed by two words.

      I’m waiting.