Chapter 16
Walking through the cool, foggy night with Trish cleared Connor’s mind more than he would have thought possible. If nothing else, the clear, quiet air helped push away the agitation that had lodged in his mind like a splinter under his skin.
Wolf Branch was lovely at night, too. The double streetlights gave just enough light to make a magical glow, and the neat sidewalks and brick buildings looked like movie set miniatures, or maybe someone’s overgrown model railroad set.
Even with no one else out, he’d been at small town slow pace long enough to want to go right to the open grassy area not far from the restaurant. The lack of lights in the middle might have made it seem ominous on another night, in another mood. But right now the wispy bits of fog twisting through turned it
