Chapter 58
Michael and Quade looked down from the top of the cliff where they hid. They had witnessed Jake and Charlotte’s capture and had since received no signal from Jake or Charlotte that things in the compound were all right.
“Let’s circle the compound,” Michael said. “View it from all sides.”
To stay out of sight, they made a wide arc through brush and pine forests until eventually they reached the compound’s west side. There, they noticed an area where the ground had been trampled.
“The beasts?” Quade asked, walking toward the low-lying scrub where broken stalks lay flat on the ground.
Michael stooped low, peering at the dirt. “Not unless they’re wearing shoes. It must have been men from the compound. Let’s see where they went.”
They continued on slowly, carefully. None of the
