Finding Courage (A Rescue Alaska Mystery Book 3) by Kathi Daley

Author:Kathi Daley [Daley, Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathi Daley Books
Published: 2018-09-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“Did you hear what he said?” I asked Landon as soon as we left Vern’s shack.

“I did. It was a terrible story. I feel bad for him.”

“Me too, but that isn’t what I meant. He said he hadn’t seen Zane since the fire. The guy from the frat rescue, Walter Ryan, said Zane had been bitten by zombies. That can’t be a coincidence.”

Landon stopped walking. “You think the Zane who started the fire is the same Zane who was bitten by zombies?”

“Zane isn’t exactly a common name.”

“True,” Landon acknowledged. “But the fire was in July and the frat rescue was in November. You aren’t saying this Zane was up on the mountain all that time?”

I narrowed my gaze as I considered. “Logic would say no. It would seem there was no way a teenager could survive all alone for five months on the mountain. More importantly, why would he stay up there? If he survived the fire, why not make his way down when he was able? But the frat guy said Zane had been bitten by zombies. It seems to be too much of a coincidence to be random.”

“You do realize there aren’t any zombies up there on the mountain, right?”

I glared at Landon. “I didn’t say Zane was actually bitten by zombies. I’m just staying there’s a coincidence we should check out.”

Landon took my hand and began walking again. “It does warrant some additional research. I guess we should have asked Vern what Zane’s last name was.”

“Hudson.”

Landon lifted a brow. “And you know this how?”

“He thought it. Vern, I mean. When he said he hadn’t seen Zane since the fire, an image of Zane Hudson flashed through his mind.”

Landon stopped walking again. “So you did it. You read his mind.”

I frowned. “Yeah,” I groaned. “I guess I did.”

“You make it sound like that was a bad thing.”

“That’s because it was a bad thing.” I looked directly at Landon. “Would you want to walk around with other people’s thoughts in your head?”

“No,” Landon admitted. “I guess not.” He started walking again. “I’m sure you just picked up on his thoughts because you were empathizing with him, which, by the way, was amazing. You really seemed to know how he felt and you got a lot out of him. Even though he doesn’t have an alibi for this week, I think we can safely take him off the list of suspects.”

“Yeah. He’s in pain, but he’s created his own form of penance for his sins, and he lives it every day. I didn’t sense he saw himself as a victim. Besides, when we connected, however briefly, I could sense a totally different energy. Vern isn’t our guy.”

“So I guess that leaves Paul or Walter.”

“Or the zombies,” I teased.

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