The room was dark, the hum from the heater soothing, until the three words in her father's solemn voice sank into her sleep-numbed mind. "Fire ... Seth ... hospital." She never remembered how she got to the hospital, never remembered putting on shoes, finding her car keys....
Grabbing the blanket from the end of the bed, she slipped out of the bedroom and down to the kitchen. She winced when Mia whined from her crate, the sound echoing in the quiet house. She crossed the room to open the kennel and Mia followed her hopefully to the refrigerator, where Harley discovere...
He opened his eyes and saw nothing but white in front of him. He squeezed his eyes shut and opened them again. Right. Snow. It had poured in through the broken windshield and coated the console, where it was splashed with red.He whipped his head—bad idea—to see Carl slumped away from him, a gash ...