Stop Me
Sacramento, California The present
When Jasmine Stratford opened the package, she was standing in the middle of a crowded mall. Suddenly she couldn't hear a single sound. The laughing, the talking, the click-clack of shoes on the colorful floor, the Christmas music that'd been playing in the backgroundit all disappeared as her ears began to ring.
"What is it?" Sheridan Kohl touched her arm, eyebrows gathered in concern.
The words came to Jasmine as if from a great distance, but she couldn't speak. Her lungs worked frantically, but her chest felt so tight she couldn't expand her diaphragm. Sweat trickled down her spine, causing her crisp cotton blouse to stick to her as she stared at the silver-and-pink bracelet she'd just pulled from the small cardboard box.
"What is it, Jaz?" Still frowning, her friend took the bracelet from Jasmine's cold fingers. As she read ... read full excerpt from Stop Me ebook