Chapter 27
Acres of trees lined the road as Heaven stared out the back passenger window. The terrain switched from flat farmland to hills and cliffs, some with two-hundred-foot elevations. Others were even higher. She didn’t understand Nate’s obsession with Southeast Ohio. They were nowhere near the quarry he’d used to trap her and Layne, but knowing that did little to ease her mind. Nothing would help as long as he had Adalyn and Hope in his possession.
Heaven hoped the rain would hold off. The blue sky they left behind in Brightsville had given way to storm clouds. They allowed no sunlight to show through. Those same gloomy clouds headed their way and looked ready to dump not only rain but also cause wicked lightning.
Scott tapped his fingers against the leather of the front passenger
