Chapter 1: December 21stZachariah took a sip from his takeaway coffee and sighed softly as he set it back down on the cup holder. The coffee was strong and bitter, but it did its job and that was all he needed. He’d been driving for a while, leaving Helsinki behind, and double checked the mirrors as he prepared to make a turn, being overly cautious with the snow covered ground. The deeper he ventured into the forest that surrounded the city, the bigger the threat of an animal jumping out of nowhere in the dead of night. The mere thought made him anxious. Not only was he wound up, he was filthy as well, and exhausted after the hour-long argument he’d had on the phone. He took another sip of the coffee and grimaced. As soon as he arrived, he was going to drink something with tons of sugar, h
