She watched Meg’s car until it disappeared down the driveway, hidden from view by trees. The music faded away with her departure. When she could no longer hear the car in the distance, Nicole turned and walked back around to the garden. She still needed to decide what to do. It was getting late, but she wasn’t too worried about that the time. She’d always had excellent night vision, and she wasn’t planning to drive too quickly.
She listened until she was certain David was busy and snuck in to the house to get his keys. Quietly heading back outside, she slipped behind the wheel of his car. A quick glance at a map, and she was on her way.
David watched the car peel out of the driveway and shook his head. He’d been expecting this was going to happen all day. Other than their brief connectio
