Chapter 67: Chapter 68

Chloe was better in the morning, a little more settled.

Amazing what good sex can do.

He smiled to himself.

Still, there were traces of shadows beneath her eyes and lines of strain defining her face. She was quiet while they drank coffee and dressed. On the one hand he really wanted her to take a break from this, let him talk to Torres. On the other, he knew keeping her out of it would be like trying to hold back a flood with a piece of paper.

He touched base with Desolation Ranch while he finished his second cup of coffee, filling Ric and the others in on the run he and Chloe had taken and the places they'd identified as possible sites. He promised to call back after meeting with the sheriff.