CHAPTER 3The aroma of embers in the wood burning stove and bacon from the kitchen woke her. The sun was beaming into the room right at the base of the bed and it took a moment to realize where she was. She was in Nowhere, Alaska, in Shane Helnsley’s house... in Shane Helnsley’s bed. Panic rose up inside of her. She had gotten herself quite drunk the night before and wasn’t sure what she had said or done. She held her breath and peeked under the blankets to find that she was still fully clothed. She let her breath out with the force of relief behind it. The door was closed over and she sat up, rubbing at her face.
Her head hammered as though it was going to burst open and splatter its contents all over the room. She had one of the nastiest cases of gut rot she’d ever had the pleasure of. C
