Missing Lynx (41 page)

              I felt like I was treading water - my head lifting just above the black swirl of morphine. It was exhausting to struggle, so I tried to float for a minute. To rest. My words slurred together. “You know, it’s going to feel so good to get home again. We can…”

              “No.” Striker’s voice slammed into my thoughts like a brake stopping a barreling car. My eyelids stretched wide.

              “You aren’t going home.” He softened his tone. “It isn’t safe. You still have people out there trying to get you.”

              Monumentally confused, I played his words over again in my mind. I wanted answers, but the pain had turned into a raging monster, clawing at my chest. I gasped at the shock of it. It pulled all of my attention away from here and now, and my questions of what? Why? And, who in the world?

Striker pressed the call button. A nurse appeared next to me. That was all I remembered.

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CHAIN LYNX
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Acknowledgements

My great appreciation ~

To Diane Capri—you are so good to me, thank you for your kindness.

To my editors Lindsay Smith and Teresa Watson

To my early readers, who were honest and supportive at the same time: Melissa Berman, Rick Soper, Aleise Matheson, Joanna Scaparroti, Christen Miller, Kristi Brashier, Darlene Charles, Ellen Branson.

To all of the wonderful professionals whom I called on to get things right especially: Angel Fraguada, Scott Silverii, Michael Dryer, Barry Bedard, Jeff Critser, Jay Korza, Rock Higgins, Tony Nester, Shawn Rafferty, Dr. Judith Lucci, Dr. Michele Carlon, Allan Leverone. Please note: this is a work of fiction and while I always try my best to get all of the details correct, there are times when it serves the story to go slightly to the left or right of perfection. Please understand that any mistakes or discrepancies are my authorial decision making alone and sit squarely on my shoulders.

Thank you to my family for their support.

Kid #4 for her patience as I read this book aloud to her – over and over again; for her naming Lynx, and coming up with the title of this book.

Kid #3 you have a knack for keeping me humble. Thank you for all of your eyeball rolls – they made for many a rewrite.

Especially to my husband, Todd, for being his wonderful self; I adore you.

And of course thank YOU for reading my stories. I’m smiling ear to ear as I type this. I so appreciate you.

Canadian born,
Fiona Quinn is now rooted in the Old Dominion outside of DC with her husband and four children. There, she homeschools, pops chocolates, devours books, and taps continuously on her laptop. She is a contributor to 
Virginia Is for Mysteries
, the author of the Amazon bestseller, 
Mine
, and 
Chaos Is Come Again
, and is the creative force behind the popular blog 
ThrillWriting
. She is presently writing her
Lynx
Series

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Copyright

Missing Lynx is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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