22 TORMENT
Outskirts of Bozeman, Montana
KATE AND THE CHILDREN had been stuck at home, worrying about Roger. With guards present on a rotating basis, she wasn’t particularly concerned about anyone getting to them. But, they hadn’t heard from him in over twenty-four hours, and it wasn’t like him not to check in. She continually paced throughout the house, hoping and praying that he was alright. She wasn’t the no news is good news type.
“Mommy,” Emily said as she was eating her morning oatmeal. “When is daddy coming home?”
“Soon, baby,” Kate told her. “Very soon. I hope.”
“Are the bad men going to get him?”
“No, honey, ” she reassured Emily, stroking her hair. “Don’t you worry about that.”
In her mind, she wasn’t very sure. But, she had children to think about. Her husband knew what
