Chapter 46
Evan paced back and forth in the isolated dirt parking lot like a lion in a cage. His throat felt raw from screaming at himself for his failure. The police had invaded his privacy, and his fury burned. Being denied access to his belongings made it all worse.
Evan walked from one end of the parking lot to the other and back again. As he did, he watched, for the 12th time, the video that the cameras had saved to their supplier’s online cloud site. Each time he watched it, he felt his rage grow. He’d put so much hard work and risk into obtaining his equipment, and it was now all lost. Access to all his other belongings was gone, too, including all the photos of Patti. Fortunately, he had copies of most of them online and could view them on his phone or tablet.
Forcing himself to
