Chapter 28: Foresight

When Cole and Jenny had headed upstairs for the night, he’d seen her to her room before continuing on to his own. He’d started to close his door, then thought better of it. The night’s revelations had been emotionally draining. As he glanced at the cot he’d yet to put away, he knew there was a better than even chance Jenny would want to sleep there tonight.

In the bathroom, he dropped his shirt in the hamper and splashed cold water on his face. Truth be told, talking about his time overseas stirred up feelings he found troubling. In the mirror, he met his own dark eyes. He knew he was lucky. Luckier than a lot of others who went home maimed and broken. But a year of living in near-constant fear took its toll.

He couldn’t imagine the demons Jenny harbored. He works for the guy who’s been keeping me. She’d been someone’s captive. For two years. Two fucking years. That meant she’d been taken when she was eighteen or so.