CHAPTER TEN
When she returned to the station with Waverly, she found Sergeant Timbrook in the conference room again. She was sitting hunched over in a chair, changing into a different set of shoes. Having not been expecting such a sight, it was slightly funny to Mackenzie.
“Is this a bad time?” Mackenzie asked.
“Not at all,” Timbrook said with a chuckle. “Some of us are headed out to Exum Ridge in a few minutes. A park guide called in and said they’d discovered a little side winding trail that looked recently disturbed. I was going to call you before we headed out. I’m changing shoes because there’s a bit of a hike involved.”
“That’s perfect,” Mackenzie said. “That was going to be my next stop. Mind if I catch a ride?”
“Not a problem at all,” Timbrook said, lacing up her pair of sneak
