Eighteen
Adam had nearly fulfilled his oath to explore every back road in the Northstar Valley. He’d driven more miles and filled his tank more times than he cared to recall and was still no closer to knowing where Aelissm lived. He’d seen pictures of her cabin and some of the terrain around it, but every road he’d been on looked the same.
Then Amber had returned from her parent’s house in Bozeman two days ago and put a stop to his frantic searching. Seeing her was akin to breathing again. The tension left him, and he was able to push the note Aelissm had left on his door and Sara’s impending arrival from his mind for a little while.
It was probably a good thing Amber was coming over soon. His thoughts had taken a detour again into doubt, and he preferred to focus instead on the woman w
