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stall, nervous energy getting the best of her.
    “Hang on a second, let me grab Will.”
    “Caroline?” William’s voice was concerned. “Jilly says Sabine is in New York with you?”
    “Yeah, she showed up at a club with one of my friends. What should I do?” Her voice was bordering on hysterical
    “First, you need to calm down. Don’t do anything, just act normal. You don’t want to alarm your friends. In an hour, make an excuse and get out of there and away from Sabine. Jilly and I will be on the next flight to New York. We’ll see you in about four hours. Be careful.” He hung up.
    Caroline stood with her back against the door trying to calm herself down. A minute later, she walked back to the table. Everyone was laughing at something Lexie had said. She jumped into the conversation quickly. Sabine sat across from her, eyeing her speculatively. She tipped her glass in salute and drank deeply, never taking her eyes off Caroline.
    The next hour flew by in a blur. She told them she had a headache and that she needed to go back to the hotel. She said her goodbye’s and quickly walked out to hail a cab, too preoccupied to notice Sabine as she came up behind her. Sabine grabbed her arm as she was getting in.
    “Running away so soon? Don’t worry; I’m sure we’ll see each other again before you leave.”
    “I’m here by myself. Jilly and William are in Boston.”
    Sabine laughed. “Caroline, my pet, it’s you that I want.”
    With that she let go and walked off into the night. Caroline slammed the door shut and gave the driver the name of her hotel. Once they arrived, Caroline walked up to her room in a daze and bolted the door behind her.
     

 
    William and Jilly knocked on Caroline’s door four and a half hours later and a bleary-eyed Caroline let them in.
    “Hey, how was your flight?”
    “It was fine. How did the rest of the evening go, any problems?” William asked as he hugged Caroline tightly. He wandered round the room looking in the closet, the bathroom, and even under the bed.
    “She told me she’d see me again before I leave, but nothing bad happened. What are you looking for by the way?”
    William shrugged and smiled. “Nothing really, it just made me feel better to do it.”
    “Where are you guys staying?”
    “We got a three room suite; I figured it would be safer if we were all together. You should check out of your room in the morning and move your stuff up to our room; but I want you to sleep up there tonight.” William went over, hugged her tightly again and pressed a kiss to her forehead. “Jill and I have been so worried; I’m very glad that you’re safe.” Jilly walked over and hugged her, too.
    “Do you think she’ll go after your friends?” she asked
    “No, she didn’t seem interested in them; I think they were just a convenient way to get to me. Why me, though? Why not just come straight for you or Jilly?”
    William paced back and forth in front of the couch. “It’s never easy or straightforward with Sabine; she never does the expected thing. I don’t know what her motives are in this or if she’s alone, this time. We need to all be on our guard while we’re here. We should probably get some sleep, it’s late. Caroline, why don’t you grab what you’ll need for the morning and come up with us, now?”
    She nodded and Jilly went with her to get her pajamas and toiletries.
    “Ok, spill it. Are you really ok?” Jilly asked the second they were alone.
    “Yeah, yeah, I’m fine. It just scared me that she could so easily infiltrate my life like that. I’ll call Alli tomorrow and tell her to stay away from Sabine. I know she’ll pass it along to the others. I just need to sleep, I’m completely drained. This has been such a long day. Can you grab my toiletries bag out of the bathroom while I get my pajamas?” Jilly went into the bathroom and came out with the bag. “Ok, let’s go.” They went out and joined William. He led the way out to the