Mel watched through the slit in the curtains and waited until Dana was nearly to the barn before she rushed down the stairs and outside. The summer heat hit her full force and a wave of nausea rose from her stomach. She willed it away.
She wasn’t sure where Dana was going. She didn’t want to follow her in the truck, but she didn’t have any other options. She waited and watched until she saw the little SUV pull out onto the main road through town and turn north before she pulled out of the driveway.
Following along as far back as she could, Mel didn’t see any other pursuers. She realized they were headed into Zanesville when Dana turned west on 146. She couldn’t imagine Troutman, if that’s who it was, holding Hannah inside of the city limits. He had to have her in some remote place well o
