Chapter Four Arlin slid out of the driver’s seat and into the Florida humidity, swiping at his brow. Even in November, the weather was hot and sticky, and suddenly he longed for the North Carolina mountains. He heard the other three doors to his car open and glanced over his shoulder. Nathan, Josh, and Ezra all stepped out, glancing around at the small, hideously blue Colonial Motel and Apartments. It was one of only three places between St. Cloud and Melbourne anyone could stay, and since they had already checked out the other two, hoping to find Kyle, that left this one. Dimitri and Rance had remained behind to scour the woods around Bull Creek, hoping to find Kyle camping out somewhere in his car, but if the man wasn’t in either place, and so far it looked as if he wasn’t, then that l

