I didn’t become sheriff until after I found Kaylee. Before her, I was just a rural cop and I asked to be transferred to a different district every six months. Kaylee is my partner, my compatible person. —as he spoke about his wife, Luke looked at her. She pointed at the snacks on the small table, and he stretched to hand her a cup of tea, which she didn’t drink either, but at least she didn’t sniff it suspiciously. Kaylee seemed more comfortable than her husband— When you have a partner, you’re strong enough to settle in one place, and as long as there are no dogs around, the territory is yours and you protect it. And guess what? There aren’t any of yours this far north in the United States. Wyoming, Montana, Washington, North Dakota, Idaho, Oregon, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan — all the
