Chapter 32
Sitting cross-legged on the living room floor, Lareina divided the last granola bars and crackers between two bags. Nick wouldn’t talk to her but he had told Aaron he planned to leave at the first break in the rain. Through the patio doors, she could see that it was still cloudy, but the rain had stopped and the outside world appeared a little brighter.
She pictured Nick sitting outside on a patio chair watching the sunset with her. They had devised the perfect plan and for the twelve hours it had been in place, she believed that she could escape Galloway for good and leave all of her problems behind. She had the assurance that Nick would be by her side for more than a few weeks. He could have been part of the family she wanted, but now she would never see him again. The truth
