Chapter 31
When the rain stopped later that afternoon, Lareina stepped out into the cool fresh air. She couldn’t stand the stuffy house where Nick remained closed in one of the bedrooms and Aaron tried to convince her she had done the right thing. She hadn’t saved Susan. If she could have only kept her hidden from Galloway for another week, Nick would have been there . . . Did that mean he would have found her? She tried to align the details. If Susan had lived, Lareina wouldn’t have crossed the flooded bridge and Nick would have never been freed from his trap.
Glancing around the patio for a distraction, she noted six chairs tipped over and scattered throughout the yard, the table rested on its side nearby, tree branches covered the brick surface, and strewn flowerpots cluttered a walki
