Kai threw himself back into his trail work. Nicole’s questions about his relationship with Max had rattled him. It reminded him that he and Max still had a huge gulf between them. They’d been getting along only by avoiding awkward topics.
He kept asking Max about the lodge’s finances, but the frustrating man refused to give him a straight answer. Neither Gracie nor Jake knew much either. Why did Nicole know more than any of them?
It seemed strange.
One more mystery surrounding Nicole.
In the meantime, autumn was coming.
The days were getting shorter and crisper, the nights more brilliant with stars. Forecasters kept warning about early storms, either rain or snow or even hail. Kai wanted to finish tidying up the trails before the first snowfall. He gave the generator system a tune-up
