But that wouldn’t solve anything.I couldn’t clear Jeremy’s name; only Ty and Elizabeth could help him. I couldn’t help Gram Flora; she was in good hands with the doctors. And David had made it clear that he didn’t want me there to worry and fuss over him.All I could do was stay here and finish the job I’d started. The job that meant my family’s future.The logic was simple. That didn’t mean I had to like it. I couldn’t bear the thought of sitting in solitary confinement, waiting to hear news that wouldn’t come for hours, so I decided to take a walk.As soon as I opened the door, the night unleashed a black-fisted punch of heat that almost forced me back inside. I realized I wouldn’t be making it very far. Not that there was anywhere to go. The motel sat by itself—the only other building in sight on the lonely road was a gas station that had gone out of business, about a quarter mile away. I hadn’t even heard a car drive past since I arrived.The sun had set but somehow the temperature was still rising, so the night offered no sanctuary from the heat.
