Chapter Forty-TwoDufort and Maron split up to search the neighborhood on foot. Dufort told Molly to take Adèle and go home, and he spoke with such authority that Molly did not argue.
They barely spoke as they walked toward La Baraque. It was cold, but they hardly noticed. After about fifteen minutes, Adèle’s limp was noticeably worse; Molly had an urge to scoop her up and carry her the rest of the way, but knew she wasn’t strong enough to do so even if Adèle would let her, which she highly doubted.
At the halfway point, Molly texted Frances to let her know they were coming, but left out any mention of Murielle. She was hyper-alert, flinching at any sudden noise, scared that Murielle might step out from the shadows at any minute even though she knew that was unlikely. But her body didn’t
