Unexpected Delivery

Chapter Twenty-Three

Morris

T he next morning, Hael fills us in on what happened last night with Arbor. I’m teetering dangerously close to tripping over the line into going feral, as evidenced by the fact I spend the next few minutes daydreaming ways I could slaughter Adam and places to get rid of his lifeless corpse. It’s inconvenient that the ground is frozen solid right now, seriously limiting disposal methods.

Hayes sighs, snagging the coffee pot and refilling his cup. “Easton called last night. Adam is still in Arizona, but East said his family is pretty connected. He has an uncle that’s a congressman out of Utah or something. Even though East is going to continue monitoring the situation, I would have preferred if he said something along the lines of don’t stress. I’ll handle him for you. ”