Chapter 56
Their captors led Jake and Charlotte to the community house where they faced Thaddeus Kohler. Four men stood behind him. Melisse, Rachel, and Brandi stopped placing clean dishes, forks, and platters of food onto the table to stare at the two strangers.
“Who are you?” Kohler asked.
“Jake Sullivan, Sheriff of Lemhi County,” Jake said. He gestured toward the women. “I've been trying to find those students and their professor.”
“And her?” Kohler’s gaze drifted over Charlotte with curiosity, from her straight blond hair, along her thin, angular body, now held stiffly rigid, to her heavy-soled boots.
“She's my deputy,” Jake said. He moved closer to her, clearly protective. “Charlotte Reed.”
Kohler’s gaze moved between Jake and Charlotte. “I see.” He continued. “Who are the other
