The cavalry was coming in hot. A cloud of dust boiled up behind the two cars barreling down the drive to Applewhite Farms. Autumn rose from the swing, shifting her death grip from the chain to the porch rail because her legs weren’t exactly stable.
As soon as she was parked, Livia charged up the stairs, pale blonde hair caught up in a princess tiara that said she’d come straight from storytime. Riley was right behind, lab coat flapping in the breeze. Bless them. Autumn hadn’t said what the emergency was. They’d both just made arrangements and dropped everything because she needed them.
Because that’s what friends did.
“What’s wrong?” Livia demanded. “And why are we meeting way out here? Not that I mind offering up my house to the cause, but if we need to hide a body, I’ve gotta change c
