YOUR SISTER TOLD YOU TO HIDE IN THE ATTIC AND NOT TELL YOUR HUSBAND—THEN YOU FOUND THE PASSPORTS UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS

house—flash charges. Enough to blind and disorient. Evelyn prefers escape routes. There’s a storm cellar under the kitchen with a tunnel to an old well.”

Mara steps forward. “How many inside?”

“Evelyn. Jonah. Pierce. Maybe one more outside.”

“Armed?”

“Yes.”

“Noah?”

His voice breaks.

“They won’t hurt him unless they panic.”

A bitter laugh escapes you.

“You think continue reading …