Chapter
Twenty-One
They went straight to the nearest building,
one of the two smallest ones farthest from the house. Before they
got there, though, the dogs took note of their presence and began
barking. Jason halted and waited to see if anyone would come out to
investigate. Kristie stopped beside him. He felt her tension in the
fine trembling of the arm that pressed against his.
As much as he enjoyed her company, he wished
she hadn’t insisted on coming. She’d been in enough danger the past
few days, and it twisted his gut to think of her being caught by
Chet or one of his cohorts. He still didn’t understand the business
about the “message” she’d gotten or the vision of Will. It struck
him as so much nonsense, except she knew what Will looked liked,
had even mentioned his blo
