Chapter 51: Mate's Touch

Rance pulled up into the parking lot of the sheriff’s department, his hands gripping the steering wheel as if it were the necks of the Serpents. They would not succeed with whatever they had planned; he would make sure of that.

Johnson and Chet were already standing out in the parking lot near Lainie’s car. As Rance pulled into a parking spot, two more cars followed him. He recognized Lainie’s brother from when he followed her to Roger’s cabin, but the others were all new to him. And there were a lot of them. Three women and three other men poured out of the cars, everyone moving to where Chet stood with his arms folded across his chest. The calvary had definitely been called.

Rance walked straight to Chet. “Any word yet?”

Chet shook his head. “Johnson says you think it’s the Serpents for some reason?”