“Let me make one quick stop,” Kerri said.
Mona stood on the street outside the police station, warming her hands in the early dawn light after spending the bulk of the night going over the story. She’d been shivering since she’d talked to Sandra, and her chills still persisted, even though the humidity outside was climbing with each passing minute. Kerri heard her father’s voice, telling her that unnecessary shivering was the first sign of a perceived threat; the body shut down the heat system to get into fight or flight mode. The coldest Kerri had ever felt was in the car going into the woods, Lee’s hand in hers.
“Sure,” Mona said. “Where do you want to go?”
“A surprise.” Kerri led Mona across to the street to her apartment. She didn’t even stop in the strip mall to throw her off; she
