Chapter Eighteen
“What were you thinking, Madison?”
Madison had been looking out the window. She’d spent most of her life in the city, where artificial lights bloomed from every corner. It had been near impossible to see the stars. But here, in the middle of the country, where towers didn’t rival the skyline, she could see every single star.
Her father had brought her out to Montana a couple of times. Normally it had been on a training exercise. He’d plant her in a hotel or on the base. Madison spent her days watching the wildlife roam free. She would lay on her back at night and look up and lose count of the stars.
Those bright orbs twinkled at her now. They tried to coax a smile out of her. They almost caught one. Until Doug interrupted her thoughts.
“You could lose everything. And
