CHAPTER TEN
The farther Mia drove out of town, the more unsettled she became.
It should’ve been the opposite. Out here, in the wide-open Texas landscape, there were fewer people. Fewer police cars patrolling. Fewer chances that she’d stumble upon someone who’d recognize her and bring the Texas State Legal System crashing in on her.
But as she drove away from University Park, she tapped nervously on the steering wheel. She had so much she wanted to look into. She wanted to talk to Linda and find some of the kids’ favorite haunts. She wanted to look around the school. She wanted to check into the other people Brick Shu had mentioned. There were so many avenues she could take.
But only if she stayed here in University Park.
Which was, unfortunately, impossible.
And it wasn’t just the mu
