Promise Me Forever by Cyndi Raye Read Free Book Online

out loud. It gave Abby a chance to scan the crowd to see if the man with the limp was there. How were they supposed to find a limp in a crowd like this?
     
    Then she noticed him. He walked right behind her mom and dad, his limp evident on his tall frame. He dressed like Zorro the legendary figure in a dark black pair of pants and shirt. A long cape covered most of his body. But the pale skin made his dark mask stand out, along with dark hair pulled back in a pony tail.
     
    She looked over to Margie to see if she noticed. Margie turned her back to the audience and spoke in to the watch on her wrist. Abby stood in front of her so no one would suspect what she did because Margie made it obvious she was up to something. Abby shook her head. Margie and Elvin needed her, they were blundering fools.
     
    Abby finished her dog tricks to a rowdy audience who demanded more, but she held her hands in the air. “I’d like to give you Elvis one last time,” Abby shouted while the audience stomped and clapped.
     
    She ran over to Margie and whispered. “Give me the tracker. I can put it on his cape.”
     
    “You sure? I may be too old for this,” Margie admitted, the sweat trickling down her face.
     
    “This is a tough job, Margie. Don’t worry, I’ll help and you can have all the credit.” She clasped the tracking device in her fist and ran off the stage while Elvin sang one of the singers famous songs. The now silent crowd listened as Elvin’s voice rent the air. He did sound a lot like the king of rock and roll.
     
    Abby worked her way through the crowd until she came to the tall zorro figure. She didn’t know why he was a wanted man, so she was careful not to get him riled up. He could be dangerous and as soon as she got close to him, Penny’s ear perked up. She tuned in to moved closer to Abby’s side. “It’s okay Penny, relax.” But she knew Penny wouldn’t relax while she did her job.
     
    When the crowd clapped as Elvin finished on stage, Abby bumped in to the man in black. “I’m sorry,” she said, using her best Pippi smile. Her left fist opened up as she placed the contraption on the long black cape. He jerked away and stared at her, hard.
     
    Those tawny eyes were angry. Abby stepped back. “I said I was sorry,” she repeated. Penny growled. He looked at Penny and took a step back.
     
    “It’s okay, no harm done.” Then he turned and walked away. Abby moved out of the crowd towards the perimeter where the Viking and his queen stood watching the show.
     
    She walked up behind them. They saw her coming, she knew because her dad’s arm went around her Viking mother and pulled her closer. They got caught and knew so. “Reporting to the Viking and Vixen,” she whispered, brushing up between the two. “Tracker in place.” Abby laughed out loud and left them standing there.
     
    She noticed the man in black was over by the main office building, his back against the outside wall. What was he up to now, she wondered.
     
    “Come on, Penny. Let’s see what’s going on.” They worked the crowd to get through to the other side. Something would go down here tonight, she felt it in her bones but knew her mom and dad couldn’t tell her at the moment. Instead, she would follow Zorro to see where he went. She suspected he was up to no good.
     
    He scooted past the main entrance and around the office building. Then she watched as he slid in to a side door. While the talent show went on, no one paid much attention to the office. Abby slid in through the door as she followed zorro’s path. She could see through the window from where she hid behind a pillar that held up the building. He picked up a metal container and stuffed it inside his cape. Then he opened some drawers but came up empty. She slid back when his head came up in the air as if he knew she watched.
     
    Penny stood rigid at her side and all she had to do was tell the dog to attack but Abby kept her restrained. She placed the tracker on