Chapter 2
“This should be a good place to try our luck,” Sean said to Pax as they drove along the highway through a city several hundred miles and seven hours from where they had been. To his right, he saw the towers of downtown buildings. To his left, off in the distance, a lake as large as the one across from the house he’d burglarized barely twenty-four hours ago.
Pulling off the highway, he stopped at a gas station to fill up and ask the attendant if he knew of any motels that allowed pets. The attendant suggested two. “One’s pretty pricy, the other one’s cheap, but…”
“Cheap works,” Sean said, thanking him. He got directions and fifteen minutes later was parking in the lot next to a seven-story hotel in what was, he determined, a hospital zone. He took one of the large duffle bags f
