CHAPTER 11
GRACE
“I’m so sorry we made you suffer. It broke my heart keeping you in the dark.”
“Oh, baby, it’s okay. I’m just so thankful you’re alive.” My mother hugged me hard, sniffling in my ear. I could tell she hadn’t taken care of herself over the past few days. Her brown hair was stringy and unkempt, and her eyes had dark circles beneath them.
“Me too.”
She let me go and I sat down on the bed, while she glanced around at the guest bedroom Ian put me in. The window on the opposite side of the room had the most glorious view of the Grand Teton Mountains in the daylight. I could stare out that window for hours. Even now, at night, I could see all the stars in the sky.
My father was outside with Ian and Reed, most likely talking about the case. I didn’t want to stay hidden foreve
