chapter 48

"I need a location so Colton can help us." I sound odd, strained, and my voice is husky and hoarse, hinting at tears I m refusing to shed. I can t deny this is awful, but we need his help. "Oh, goodness, that was quick, and it worked. Clever girl. Yes, location, of course, we re fifteen miles or so from the Hackuuh mountain base, north of Rennington. We head south for a good forty miles from here and we end up meeting Route 10 to Normansville. Is that accurate enough?" He scratches his head and goes back to grabbing the steering wheel with both hands before peering back out into the darkness, illuminated only by our headlights. I shrug at him and turn away to focus on the link. Colton, we re fifteen miles or so from the Hackuuh mountain base, north of Rennington. He has us heading south; he says we re forty miles from getting to Route 10 to Normansville. Does that help? The directions mean nothing to me as someone who never ventured out of the valley until