Chapter 12
Abby let out her breath in relief. They took off later than planned due to a weather front moving through the center of the country. It was dark as they neared the little airport in Shelby. The weather here was clear, and Abby could see the stars glittering out the window of the small jet.
Their mysterious passenger spent most of the time with a sleeping mask on in the back of the plane. Abby never got a good look since the woman was already on the plane when Abby boarded. She talked quietly on a cell phone until they began taxiing for takeoff, then she slipped the sleeping mask on and Abby didn’t hear a sound out of her again.
The mechanic who sat next to Abby snoring softly turned out to be the total opposite. The mechanic turned out to be a little thing. The woman, which s
