Chapter 62 The Road Back To Her

• DRAKE
• I tighten the straps of the backpack Aunt Linda prepared for me and slip the new phone into my pocket. Milan, Peter, and Royce stand nearby, all three watching me with a kind of nervous silence. Their unease is obvious, but I’ve already decided—if anyone is going to bring Briana back, it has to be me.
• “Remember to call us the moment you reach the decoy town,” Aunt Linda reminds me, pressing a wallet into my hand. Inside is cash and a credit card she arranged for me to use while I’m away. I nod my thanks and slide it into my back pocket before I answer her.