Chapter 14
Quinn stared into the empty storage space. With his lifestyle, he hadn’t had much to store beyond extra gear for backcountry trips and some books. Every box was stacked tidily in the back of his SUV. He stood there, an odd feeling washing over him. His life for the last decade or so had been one temporary situation after another. He always circled back to Alaska, but even then nothing was settled. He was about to move to Diamond Creek and commit himself to a place and a life in a way he never had before. Lacey bolted into his thoughts, and he chuckled to himself. Even his mind conjured her just as she was—bold and strong. Lacey wasn’t one who strolled anywhere. She walked with purpose.
When he’d told Amelia and his mother that he’d decided to speed up his return back to Diamon
