THE JOB THAT MADE ETHAN COLE PART OF GREYHAVEN
Chapter 7
The envelope appeared on a Wednesday.
Claire found it at the front desk.
No stamp.
No address.
Only Ethan’s name.
She called him into the lobby.
“You know someone named Daniel?”
Ethan looked at the envelope.
“No.”
“Because this came for you.”
He took it.
“Did you see who left it?”
“No.”
“Anyone ask about me?”
Claire hesitated.
“Yesterday.”
“Who?”
“A man.”
“What did he look like?”
“Dark hair. Maybe fifty.”
“Anything else?”
“He asked if you worked here.”
Ethan’s expression changed.
“What did you tell him?”
“Nothing.”
“Good.”
Claire watched him open the envelope.
Inside was a folded piece of paper.
Four words.
YOU LOOK HAPPY HERE.
Ethan stared.
Claire stepped closer.
“Is that a threat?”
“No.”
“How do you know?”
“Because if it were a threat, they’d say something else.”
“What?”
Ethan folded the paper.
“Something meant to scare me.”
Claire looked at him.
“This doesn’t?”
“It does.”
“Then what’s the difference?”
Ethan put the note in his pocket.
“A threat says someone wants you gone.”
He looked toward the hotel windows.
“This says someone knows I stayed.”
