Dogs Don't Lie by Lisa Shay

Author:Lisa Shay [Shay, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781686589409
Published: 2019-09-29T16:00:00+00:00

I set the address in my phone’s GPS, and Sam drove. A little over half an hour later, we turned up a gravel road lined by thick brush.

“Does this look, well, recently used?” Sam peered over the steering wheel.

Riding shotgun, I looked up from my phone. “Um, yeah. It kinda does. I mean, I didn’t expect gravel. Mud maybe. And the gravel looks recent, like it hasn’t been here long.”

From the back, Gracie reported, “In spots, there are fresh tire tracks on the muddy shoulder.”

“Okay. Find a place to pull over. No, wait. According to the GPS, there should be a side road ahead on the left. Turn in there and park so the car isn’t visible from this road. We’ll walk the rest of the way. The property’s only a half mile from the main road turnoff.”

“Stealth-mode time?” Gracie’s tone buzzed with excitement.

“I think that might be a good idea. There,” I called, pointing forward and to the left. A narrow dirt trail, just wide enough for a small car, wound into the dense undergrowth and around tall pines and cedars.

Sam didn’t have to drive far on the path before the gravel road disappeared from view.

“Perfect. Okay, let’s remember where we hid the car.” I unbuckled and tucked my phone in my pack.

“Hid?” Sam took her time shutting off the engine.

From behind, Gracie patted Sam’s shoulder. “Parked, Sam. Right, Kallie?”

“Oh, yeah. Parked.” I opened the door and climbed out. Bending over, I glanced at Sam through the opening. “It’s all good. Come on. We have a couple hours before the sun drops below the mountains and the light starts to fade.”

“You mean we could be out here in the dark?” Sam joined me and scanned the forest. “There’s bears up here, and cougars, right?”

“Don’t worry, Sam. Kallie can talk to them. They’ll leave us alone.” Gracie took her cell phone and held it up. “Okay, everyone. Silence your phone.”

“Good idea. Nice thinking, Gracie.” I followed her lead.

“You guys are scaring me.” The expression on Sam’s face would have been comical if the situation wasn’t actually a little scary.

I walked to the front of the car and pulled Sam’s purple knit cap low over her long blond hair. “It’s okay. Really. We’ll walk in, see the place is abandoned, and walk out. Be back here in an hour—probably less.”

“Promise?” Sam locked the car and put the keys in her pocket.

Gracie wound her arm through Sam’s and tugged. “Promise. Let’s go.” She glanced back at me. “Should we walk on the road?”

Shrugging one shoulder, I nodded. “It’ll be faster. If we hear someone coming, we’ll have plenty of time to get off the road.”

“To hide?” Sam squeaked.

I caught up to my friends. “We’re fine, Sam.”

Beams of sunlight lit our way. Birds chirped in gently swaying branches. The scent of recent rain mixed with the spicy aroma of pine and cedar.

“Say ‘knock, knock,’ Kallie.” Gracie grinned.

Rolling my eyes, I groaned. “I don’t know any knock, knock jokes. How’s that going to work?”

“Just say it,” Gracie pleaded.

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