EXTRACT FOR
Snowbound
(Kelly Addams)

And what better time to start than now. Callum watched her partially fold down the screen on her laptop before quickly standing.

Bathroom break he chuckled, the closest was down a long corridor. If she heads that way I know I have thirty seconds to a minute. Thirty seconds to be safe he warned himself as Veronica disappeared from view. 

Quickly he scampered across the room and peeped into the passage where she was just about to open the bathroom door, then with his heart beating fast he dashed back to her computer and lifted the screen.

No way! He felt a lump forming in his throat as the web page she had left open stared back at him, the information far more detailed and revealing than he had ever imagined. Callum had pried simply to be nosey and maybe glean some basic facts about the girl, but what he saw before him beggared belief.

And I'm going to use this he told himself as he carefully folded the screen down to where it had been, oh yes Veronica, I'm going to take advantage.

Step Cousin? I don't even know the girl... and in his mind that meant she was fair game.

Dropping back into his chair Callum snatched up his half empty bottle and stared into the flames, he had judged it just right because as he lifted the beer to his lips Veronica reappeared, She stared at him, then her laptop. He sensed her relax and realised she had been regretting leaving such sensitive information on her open desktop, obviously she was convinced he hadn't peeped, and Callum resisted the urge to grin.

"Well, I'm heading for the shower." he said as he stood.

Veronica looked up and shrugged. "Thanks of the news flash," she said sarcastically, "I'll sleep much better knowing that."

Callum forced a smile, then turned. The spoiled bitch was playing with fire, but with the information he had memorised... he knew she was soon about to feel some serious heat.