Emery jerked out of the uncomfortable hospital chair with a gasp. His heart pounded and he blinked rapidly. After a moment he remembered he was safe in the hospital with Sophie sleeping in her bed nearby.
Yet he’d been dreaming of a winding road through mountains. He’d seen a crash, an explosion, a lonely ledge with two bodies huddled together on it.
“Oh God!” He dug around in his coat pocket for his cell phone and dialed Wes.
“Emery, everything okay?”
“I should be asking you. Where’s Fenn?” His chest burned as he held in his breath.
“Uh…well, he went to town for supplies with Hayden this morning.”
A small well of hope blossomed in his chest. “And they’re back.”
There was a heartbeat of a pause, then Wes replied. “No. They aren’t. But Hayden accidentally left her purse and cell phon
