Chapter Sixteen
Flynn
Late the following night, I drove through the darkness, watching as the moon rose above the mountains across the water. I’d taken an unplanned trip to Anchorage to pick up some plane engine parts after one of ours had some problems.
I figured that by the time I got back to the resort, everybody would be asleep. Although I hadn’t necessarily wanted to take the extra trip, I’d been relieved for the change of pace. Last night, Nora had told me Daphne’s story. I thought I was a hardened man. Seven years in the Air Force and two tours of active duty had taken me on some difficult journeys, yet nothing I’d faced felt as personally brutal as what Daphne went through.
This morning, I’d looked at her across the kitchen as she efficiently made breakfast for all of our guest
