He shouted when he realized it was a dog. Marcy came running around the corner, thinking Mark was having a bad dream, but then started laughing when she saw him cowering at the head of his bed. “It’s just Sheriff,” she said. “He won’t hurt you. He’s a police dog. He found Macy and me. He hasn’t t...
Bishop pointed to the lever on the Ruger Mini 14 rifle. “This is why you couldn’t shoot the rifle. When that switch is in place, it doesn’t shoot. That’s why it’s called safety. Anytime a rifle isn’t in use, it must be in safety. Got it?” Ben nodded. Bishop led the young b...
His heavy lids blinked as he stared into the woodstove, and his expression bore the look of pained frustration. In any event, he hadn’t moved much. She knelt down beside him and felt his shins, to make sure he wasn’t getting too much radiant heat from the fire. When he noticed her, she smiled at ...
I should have taken her blood pressure that morning instead of running off to the lab. I might have caught an increase, I might have detected preeclampsia. Walking the worn path between their residence and the lab, Clarisse allowed her questions to flow and feelings of gui...