Chapter 1
Sunday, the week before
Megan Cassidy tapped her foot impatiently and looked at her companion sitting patiently in the car while she paced outside. Glancing at her watch once again, she gave an exasperated sigh as she looked at the open road behind her.
"Well, Barney, he's late again. I'll bet any money he got lost."
Her companion didn't seem too upset about this news. Instead, he wagged his tail and stood with his head out the window, waiting for attention. Megan smiled at the sweet beagle who was her constant companion and gave him the scratch behind his ears that he was looking for. Hearing the beep of a horn, she looked up and saw the car she was waiting for turning into the driveway.
The rental car pulled in beside hers. Opening his door, the man behind the wheel swung
