Chapter Twelve
Paisley
My footsteps crunched on the gravel as I walked toward my car. It was parked at the edge of the parking lot, which ran parallel to the lake. I walked to the front of my car, stopping where the gravel met the grass. There was a frost tonight, and the grass crunched under my boots. I took a few steps farther and leaned my head back to look up at the stars glittering in the inky night. They felt so close here as if I could reach up and touch them.
My breath misted in the air, and I breathed in a deep gulp of the crisp late autumn air. Lowering my gaze, I looked out across the lake. The water rippled under the shimmer of light cast from the lodge behind me. There were houses scattered along the lake’s shores, their lights peeking through the trees. I tried to place wh
