Chapter 31Ashley
“THAT WAS WEIRD. And you scared the hell out of him,” I said. “And you followed my lead perfectly. The business card and 'call me in the morning.' I hope that was your cell. You're not going anywhere today.”
Overnight snow had only begun when we reached the car, but with the wind, drifts covered major roads with more than a foot, constantly shifting, and falling more heavily now. But the coffee was hot, and we had nowhere we could go. The plows hadn't even attempted the side streets.
Turns out that the light we saw was a signal and we couldn't have been luckier to be where we were. Startled is too limiting a word to describe the light that lit us from behind. A man with a helmet-mounted spotlight and an automatic rifle told us not to move. We didn't.
When he walked aro
