Chapter 43
43 A hush fell over the room. Everyone in Cold Springs had assumed Danny’s kidnapping was a crime of opportunity. After all, it was no secret that the Scouts were having their annual trip, with flyers and reminders scattered all over town. Danny just happened to be lying farthest from the center of the camp… after Adam left to chase a ghost. Adam had always felt guilty because his friend was taken from the spot he should have been occupying. But it was worse than that. He gently asked, “Who gave you the sleeping bag, Iris? It was my father, wasn’t it?” Iris’s shoulders convulsed once, then she took a deep breath and lifted her eyes to meet his. “Yes.” Adam’s voice remained calm and even. “He gave it to you for me, so he could tell which one I was in the dark, with that black symbol ag
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