Chapter 5
Salt Lake City was beautiful from above. Gage didn’t look away from the window as the plane descended, riveted by the city below them. The mountains butted right up against the city, the towering peaks still capped with snow. The valley floor itself was covered in green, trees surrounding the concrete and glass. The passengers on the other side of the plane could see none of that, of course. Their only view was of the lake itself, the dead water stretching for miles toward the horizon. As the ground rushed up to meet them, Christopher took his hand and squeezed his fingers.
“Are you okay?” Christopher asked under his breath.
Gage nodded, figuring that was easier than trying to put his actual feelings into words. The Temple wasn’t as tall as the rest of the buildings, but he co
