Call of Temptation

Chapter 1

Chapter One

Prologue

Claudia Hughes couldn’t help herself as she sang at the top of her lungs. The off-key sound of her voice clashed with the oldies on the radio, but it didn’t matter. No one could hear her as she sped down the interstate. Almost longingly, she glanced at her cell phone on the seat next to her, wishing someone would call—even if the only people who’d contact her were coworkers needing help with some software glitches. It wasn’t like they knew her anyway. She worked alone for the most part, sitting at home in a pair of exercise pants in front of a computer.

The lonely existence wasn’t planned. The town she lived in didn’t have any good jobs and the house she owned was paid for, thanks to her mother’s will. Being hired by a firm in nearby Cincinnati had been a lucky break. They didn’t even require her to drive in to work.

The East Coast called and she pressed down on the pedal, smiling slightly at the radar detector that kept her from getting pulled over by police. Suddenly, seeing a turn-off for Rhode Island, she took a deep breath. Every time she saw the words Rhode Island a tingle worked over her. Without much thought, she followed her gut instinct, knowing it was what her mother and grandmother would have told her to do. Making her tires screech, she swerved to make the exit.

Rhode Island had never been in the plan, but she knew she had to trust her instincts. Her psychic abilities might not be as strong as her mother’s had been, but she knew she had to trust them. Something important awaited her at the end of this journey and she would keep driving until she found it.

Grabbing her sunglasses off the seat, she slipped them on and rolled down her window to let the cooling breeze in. Destiny was out there and she was going to find it.